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Pedro Farreras

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Pedro Farreras
Personal information
Full namePedro Farreras Valenti
NationalitySpanish
Born(1916-04-04)4 April 1916
Barcelona, Spain
Died17 May 1968(1968-05-17) (aged 52)
Barcelona, Spain
Sport
SportField hockey
ClubReal Club de Polo

Pedro Farreras Valenti (4 April 1916 – 17 May 1968) was a Spanish doctor and field hockey player.

His father, Pedro Farreras Sampere, was a noted veterinarian.[1] Farreras Valenti competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2] Between 1947 and 1958 he was an adjunct professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Barcelona in the chair directed by Agustín Pedro Pons, later he was a professor of pathology and medical clinic at the medical faculties of Cádiz (1959-1960) and Salamanca (1960-1964).[3]

He held the presidency of the Spanish Society of Internal Medicine and was the author of numerous books and articles related to medicine, notably the 3rd through 7th editions of the Compendium of Medical Pathology and Clinical Therapeuti, published by the Marín publishing house. This book, widely used for the training of medical students in Spain, continues to be published today under the title Farreras-Rozman Medicina Interna, with its latest edition being the 19th (May 2020) edited by Professor Ciril Rozman and co-edited by Professor Francesc Cardellach.[4] He was the mentor of cardiologist Valentín Fuster.[5]

He died of a heart attack in 1968.

References

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  1. ^ Pedro Farreras (1876-1955). Ciencia Veterinaria, nº 473, publicado el 10 de junio de 1955 Consultado el 30 de noviembre de 2016.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pedro Farreras Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. ^ J. Vilar Bonet: Semblanza del profesor Farreras Valentí. Consultado el 30 de noviembre de 2016
  4. ^ Universidad Complutense: Médicos históricos: Farreras Valentí, Pedro (1916-1968). Consultado el 30 de noviembre de 2016
  5. ^ "Las ocho claves para vivir mejor". BBVA Aprendemos juntos (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2020.
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