José Macpherson

José Macpherson y Hemas was a Spanish amateur geologist, noted as pioneer in the introduction of modern techniques for the studies of rocks in Spain.
Born in 1839 in Cádiz in a family of traders, son to a Scottish father. He was the younger brother of, a diplomat, archaeologist and translator. Macpherson met Francisco Giner de los Ríos for the first time in 1875, collaborating with and eventually becoming a lecturer of the ILE. He was also a member of the and a founding member of the.
Macpherson died on 11 October 1902 in La Granja.