1 9 6 7 , ▁Gene ve , ▁Switzerland ) ▁was ▁a ▁Spanish ▁military ▁engineer ▁and ▁phys ic ist . ▁ ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁military ▁a cademy ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ; ▁he ▁subsequently ▁research ed ▁aer onaut ics , ▁including ▁a ▁brief ▁period ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sant ander . ▁He ▁was ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁poet ▁José ▁Herr era ▁Pet ere . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁cosm ology ▁and ▁pione ering ▁studies ▁for ▁high - alt itude ▁flight , ▁space fl ight , ▁computing , ▁and ▁for ▁design ing ▁a ▁press ur ised ▁space ▁suit ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁a ▁planned ▁str atos pher ic ▁bal lo on ▁flight ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁( 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 3 9 ), ▁he ▁remained ▁loyal ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁Spanish ▁Republic . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁general . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁minister ▁in ▁several ▁govern ments ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁in ▁ex ile , ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Es ca f andra ▁E str aton aut ica ▁▁ ▁Foundation ▁Em ilio ▁Herr era ▁▁ ▁Biography ▁of ▁Em ilio ▁Herr era ▁▁▁ ▁Los ▁c ien ▁gran ad inos ▁del ▁siglo ▁XX ▁ ▁NASA ' s ▁D ress ing ▁for ▁Alt itude , ▁U