Federico Faura, Sj

paikka: Artes (Barcelona)

Syntynyt: 1840

kuolema: 1897

Elämäkerta:

Federico Faura was a Spanish Jesuit priest who taught mathematics and created the Observatorio Meteorológico del Ateneo Municipal de Manila, now known as the Manila Observatory. He was born on December 30, 1840, in Artes, Barcelona, Spain, and entered the Society of Jesus on October 16, 1859. He died on January 23, 1897, in Manila. Faura is best known for inventing a barometer that uses atmospheric pressure to predict the intensity and proximity of typhoons. He is also known for issuing the first-ever typhoon warning in the Philippines on July 7, 1879. The street where the Manila Observatory was located, now replaced by Robinsons Place Manila, was named after him, known as Padre Faura Street.