Dreta de l'Eixample in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

August Pi i Sunyer

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2022

1. August Pi i Sunyer Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En aquesta casa va viure
August Pi i Sunyer
Il·lustre metge i científic
Barcelona 1879-Mèxic 1965
Enterrat a Roses (Empordà)

(English translation:)

In this building lived August Pi i Sunyer (Barcelona 1879-Mexico 1965), noted physician and scientist. Interred in Roses (Empordà).

Erected 2007 by Ajuntament de Barcelona.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.

Location. 41° 23.498′ N, 2° 10.539′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Dreta de l'Eixample. Marker is at the intersection of Carrer de Girona and Carrer d'Ausiàs Marc, on the right when traveling north on Carrer de Girona. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barcelona, Cataluña 08010, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Monestir de Sant Pere de les Puelles (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Urquinaona: la plaza del trabajo precario / la plaça del treball precari / Square of Precarious Work (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Lluís Companys

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(approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Maria Canals i Cendrós (approx. half a kilometer away); Miquel Coll i Alentorn (approx. half a kilometer away); Mercè Plantada (1892 - 1976) (approx. half a kilometer away); Carrer de les Moles / Grinders Street (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Salvador Casañas i Pagès (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Also see . . . Augusto Pi Suñer (Wikipedia, in Spanish).

Excerpt (in translation): "Augusto Pi Suñer (Barcelona, Spain, 1879 - Mexico City, Mexico, 1965) was a Spanish physiologist and politician, son of Jaime Pi y Suñer and brother of Santiago and Carlos."

(Submitted on May 20, 2022.)

August Pi i Sunyer Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2022

2. August Pi i Sunyer Marker - wide view

August Pi i Sunyer Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 23, 2022

3. August Pi i Sunyer Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 71 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 20, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.