Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro (10 January 1924 – 8 October 2019)[1] was a Spanish scuba diving pioneer, underwater cameraman and photographer, designer of underwater camera housings, designer of a self-contained underwater breathing apparatus (scuba), tester of scuba diving gear for the Nemrod trade mark, writer, director of TV series, explorer and broadcaster.[2][3]
Eduard Admetlla
Eduard Admetlla in 2011
Born
Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro 10 January 1924 (1924-01-10) Barcelona, Spain
Admetlla was born in Barcelona (Spain) on 10 January 1924. In 1948 at the age of 24, he started scuba diving. Initially he was an underwater fisherman and became a member of the Asociación de Pesca Submarina de Barcelona (APS) in Barcelona. He soon abandoned this activity as he came to the conclusion that being armed was not the way to go underwater.[4][2] In 1954 he became a founding member of the Centro de Recuperación y de Investigaciones Submarinas (CRIS).[3] Following that he became an underwater photographer and cameraman. He also invented underwater camera housings[citation needed] and was a test diver of scuba diving gear for the Spanish trade mark Nemrod. In 1953 he designed and tested successfully a prototype of a scuba diving breathing device.[5]
On 30 September 1957, at the Spanish naval base at Cartagena he beat the scuba diving world record by diving to 100 metres (330 ft).[6]
He penned five books describing his underwater experiences: La llamada de las profundidades,[7]Mis amigos los peces,[8]¡Fondo!,[9]Tierras y profundidades[10] and Mi aventura submarina.[11]
As a follower of Hans Hass and Jacques Yves Cousteau's work, Admetlla i Lázar was a Spanish pioneer of underwater photography and filming.[2] The first documentary TV series that he directed was Rumbo sur, filmed in black and white. After this experience he became professional and founded the film production company Volitans Films, S.L., which filmed the TV series: La llamada de las profundidades recorded in the Seychelles Islands; Nuestras islas, filmed in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands (Spain) and Tierras y profundidades in the Caribbean. All of these were broadcast by the Spanish television network RTVE. He also recorded the documentary television series La natura en profunditat for the Catalan Television network TV3.
Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro died on 8 October 2019 at the age of 95.
Booksedit
Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. La llamada de las profundidades. Editorial Juventud, 1957. Editions 1961, 1999, 2009 and 2010. ISBN84-605-8808-4
Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. Mis amigos los peces. Bruguera, 1983. Revised by the author 2010. ISBN84-02-09549-6.
Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. Tierras y profundidades. Bruguera, 1983. ISBN84-02-07764-1.
Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. Mi aventura submarina. Barcelona: Grijalbo, 1984. ISBN978-8425315404.
Television seriesedit
Year
Series title
Colour
Nº of chapters
Filming location
Television network
1964
Rumbo Sur
Black and white
6
Miramar Studio
RTVE
1975
La llamada de las profundidades
Colour
6
Seychelles Islands
RTVE
1977
Nuestras islas
Colour
13
Balearic and Canary Islands (Spain)
RTVE
1980-81
Tierras y profundidades
Colour
13
Jungle of Venezuela, Orinoco delta and Caribbean sea
RTVE
1983
La natura en profunditat
Colour
13
Venezuela, Caribbean, Costa Brava (Spain) and Galapagos Islands
TV3
Honours and awardsedit
Year
Honour/ Award
1958
First Member with Merit of the Centre de Recuperació i de Investigacions Submarines (CRIS)
1958
Silver medal for Sporting Merit of the Delegación Nacional de Educación Física y Deportes (Nacional Sports Delegation)-SPAIN
1958
Medal for Sporting Merit of the Excma. Diputación Provincial de Barcelona (Barcelona Province Council) - SPAIN
1958
Honorary Member of the Societat Cultural Arca de Noé (Noah's Ark Cultural Society) of Barcelona (SPAIN)
1959
Medal and Diploma for Sporting Merit of the Federación Española de Actividades Subacuáticas (Spanish Scuba Diving Federation)
2007
Honorary Member of the Historical Diving Society Spain (HDSES)
2011
Honorary plaque of the Centro de Buceo de la Armada Española (Diving Centre of the Spanish Navy)
2015
First award for Buzo de Honor (honorary scuba diver) of the Historical Diving Society Spain (HDSES)
Referencesedit
^Mor el pionier del submarinism català Eduard Admetlla (in Catalan)
^ abc"Eduardo Admetlla: el gran pionero español del buceo con escafandra autónoma". ZCO-Zaragoza Club Odisea, 1999 (in Spanish). 18 December 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^ ab"Eduard Admetlla i Lázaro". Enciclopèdia Catalana. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
^El mundo submarino de eduard Admetlla: Sobre Admetlla
^Patente de invención nº 208713, Madrid 13 abril 1953
^Vidal Sola, Clemente (3 October 1957). "Espana conquista la marca mundial de profundidad con escafandra autonoma". La Vanguardia Espanola. p. 20. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
^Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. La llamada de las profundidades. Editorial Juventud, 1957.
^Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. Mis amigos los peces. Bruguera, 1983. ISBN84-02-09549-6.
^Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. ¡Fondo!. Plaza & Janes, 1976. ISBN84-01-33095-5.
^Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. Tierras y profundidades. Bruguera, 1983. ISBN84-02-07764-1.
^Admetlla Lázaro, Eduard. Mi aventura submarina. Barcelona: Grijalbo, 1984. ISBN978-8425315404.
External linksedit
Eduard Admetlla. . Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
Centro de Recuperación y de Investigaciones Submarinas (CRIS). "Biografía de Eduardo Admetlla i Lázaro". Retrieved 13 March 2015.
April 12, 2024
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Eduard Admetlla i Lazaro 10 January 1924 8 October 2019 1 was a Spanish scuba diving pioneer underwater cameraman and photographer designer of underwater camera housings designer of a self contained underwater breathing apparatus scuba tester of scuba diving gear for the Nemrod trade mark writer director of TV series explorer and broadcaster 2 3 Eduard AdmetllaEduard Admetlla in 2011BornEduard Admetlla i Lazaro10 January 1924 1924 01 10 Barcelona SpainDied8 October 2019 aged 95 Barcelona Contents 1 Biography 2 Books 3 Television series 4 Honours and awards 5 References 6 External linksBiography editAdmetlla was born in Barcelona Spain on 10 January 1924 In 1948 at the age of 24 he started scuba diving Initially he was an underwater fisherman and became a member of the Asociacion de Pesca Submarina de Barcelona APS in Barcelona He soon abandoned this activity as he came to the conclusion that being armed was not the way to go underwater 4 2 In 1954 he became a founding member of the Centro de Recuperacion y de Investigaciones Submarinas CRIS 3 Following that he became an underwater photographer and cameraman He also invented underwater camera housings citation needed and was a test diver of scuba diving gear for the Spanish trade mark Nemrod In 1953 he designed and tested successfully a prototype of a scuba diving breathing device 5 On 30 September 1957 at the Spanish naval base at Cartagena he beat the scuba diving world record by diving to 100 metres 330 ft 6 He penned five books describing his underwater experiences La llamada de las profundidades 7 Mis amigos los peces 8 Fondo 9 Tierras y profundidades 10 and Mi aventura submarina 11 As a follower of Hans Hass and Jacques Yves Cousteau s work Admetlla i Lazar was a Spanish pioneer of underwater photography and filming 2 The first documentary TV series that he directed was Rumbo sur filmed in black and white After this experience he became professional and founded the film production company Volitans Films S L which filmed the TV series La llamada de las profundidades recorded in the Seychelles Islands Nuestras islas filmed in the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands Spain and Tierras y profundidades in the Caribbean All of these were broadcast by the Spanish television network RTVE He also recorded the documentary television series La natura en profunditat for the Catalan Television network TV3 Eduard Admetlla i Lazaro died on 8 October 2019 at the age of 95 Books editAdmetlla Lazaro Eduard La llamada de las profundidades Editorial Juventud 1957 Editions 1961 1999 2009 and 2010 ISBN 84 605 8808 4Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Mis amigos los peces Bruguera 1983 Revised by the author 2010 ISBN 84 02 09549 6 Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Fondo Plaza amp Janes 1976 ISBN 84 01 33095 5 and ISBN 84 01 48032 9 paperback Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Tierras y profundidades Bruguera 1983 ISBN 84 02 07764 1 Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Mi aventura submarina Barcelona Grijalbo 1984 ISBN 978 8425315404 Television series editYear Series title Colour Nº of chapters Filming location Television network1964 Rumbo Sur Black and white 6 Miramar Studio RTVE1975 La llamada de las profundidades Colour 6 Seychelles Islands RTVE1977 Nuestras islas Colour 13 Balearic and Canary Islands Spain RTVE1980 81 Tierras y profundidades Colour 13 Jungle of Venezuela Orinoco delta and Caribbean sea RTVE1983 La natura en profunditat Colour 13 Venezuela Caribbean Costa Brava Spain and Galapagos Islands TV3Honours and awards editYear Honour Award1958 First Member with Merit of the Centre de Recuperacio i de Investigacions Submarines CRIS 1958 Silver medal for Sporting Merit of the Delegacion Nacional de Educacion Fisica y Deportes Nacional Sports Delegation SPAIN1958 Medal for Sporting Merit of the Excma Diputacion Provincial de Barcelona Barcelona Province Council SPAIN1958 Honorary Member of the Societat Cultural Arca de Noe Noah s Ark Cultural Society of Barcelona SPAIN 1959 Medal and Diploma for Sporting Merit of the Federacion Espanola de Actividades Subacuaticas Spanish Scuba Diving Federation 2007 Honorary Member of the Historical Diving Society Spain HDSES 2011 Honorary plaque of the Centro de Buceo de la Armada Espanola Diving Centre of the Spanish Navy 2015 First award for Buzo de Honor honorary scuba diver of the Historical Diving Society Spain HDSES References edit Mor el pionier del submarinism catala Eduard Admetlla in Catalan a b c Eduardo Admetlla el gran pionero espanol del buceo con escafandra autonoma ZCO Zaragoza Club Odisea 1999 in Spanish 18 December 2012 Retrieved 7 August 2017 a b Eduard Admetlla i Lazaro Enciclopedia Catalana Retrieved 14 April 2015 El mundo submarino de eduard Admetlla Sobre Admetlla Patente de invencion nº 208713 Madrid 13 abril 1953 Vidal Sola Clemente 3 October 1957 Espana conquista la marca mundial de profundidad con escafandra autonoma La Vanguardia Espanola p 20 Retrieved 14 April 2015 Admetlla Lazaro Eduard La llamada de las profundidades Editorial Juventud 1957 Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Mis amigos los peces Bruguera 1983 ISBN 84 02 09549 6 Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Fondo Plaza amp Janes 1976 ISBN 84 01 33095 5 Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Tierras y profundidades Bruguera 1983 ISBN 84 02 07764 1 Admetlla Lazaro Eduard Mi aventura submarina Barcelona Grijalbo 1984 ISBN 978 8425315404 External links editEduard Admetlla El mundo submarino de Eduardo Admetlla Archived from the original on 7 January 2013 Retrieved December 18 2012 Centro de Recuperacion y de Investigaciones Submarinas CRIS Biografia de Eduardo Admetlla i Lazaro Retrieved 13 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eduard Admetlla i Lazaro amp oldid 1179970171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
