Alejandro Finisterre
Alejandro Finisterre | |
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 Portrait of Finisterre by Eulogia Merle | |
| Born | Alexandre Campos Ramírez 6 May 1919 |
| Died | 9 February 2007 (aged 87) Zamora, Castile and León, Spain |
| Other names | Alexandre de Fisterra |
| Known for | Inventor of the futbolín, a Spanish variant of the table football |
Alejandro Finisterre or Alexandre de Fisterra (born Alexandre Campos Ramírez; 6 May, 1919 – 9 February, 2007) is known as the inventor of the futbolín, a Spanish variant of the table football. He was also a poet, publisher and anarchist.[1][2][3][4]
Biography[]
He was born Alexandre Campos Ramírez in 1919 to the radio-telegraphist at the lighthouse in Fisterra. He was injured when Franco's fascist forces bombed Madrid in November 1936 and had the idea for a football game while in Barcelona recovering.[5] While convalescing in Montserrat, Barcelona he realized that he and his fellow wounded Republicanos would never play football again and he had the idea for the table game.[6] He patented his invention in Barcelona in 1937 and he also patented a foot-pedal that lets musicians turn the pages of their scores.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Alejandro Finisterre | Spain | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Finisterre, Alejandro, 1919-2007". libcom.org.
- ^ "El poeta anarquista que inventó el taca-taca para la niñez víctima de la Guerra Civil Española".
- ^ "El poeta anarquista que inventó el taca-taca". La Hora. February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Alejandro Finisterre - The inventor of Table Football". Typically Spanish. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Eaude, Michael. "Alejandro Finisterre". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Who Invented Foosball?". Liberty Games. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- 20th-century Spanish inventors
- Spanish poets
- Spanish publishers (people)
- 1919 births
- 2007 deaths