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ynduráin en 2005 6 june 2008 madrid , spain benavente , zamora , spain spanish physics universidad autónoma de madrid 23 december 1940 fjy.jpg francisco josé ynduráin
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francisco josé ynduráin

francisco josé ynduráin muñoz -lrb- 23 december 1940 -- 6 june 2008 -rrb- was a spanish theoretical physicist .
he founded the particle physics research group that became the department of theoretical physics at the autonomous university of madrid , where he was a professor .
he was described by his colleagues as `` a scientist that always searched for excellence in research '' .
