(Los Realejos, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España, 1731 - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España, 1813)
"José de Viera y Clavijo (28 de diciembre 1731, Los Realejos, Tenerife - 21 de febrero de 1813, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) fue un sacerdote católico, historiador, biólogo y escritor español, reconocido como el máximo exponente de la Ilustración canaria."
"José de Viera y Clavijo (December 28, 1731 - 1813), was a Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor, best known for his exhaustive History of the Canary Islands (Historia de Canarias). Born in Realejo Alto, on the island of Tenerife, he was the son of the town's mayor, Gabriel Viera del Álama. His mother was Antonia María Clavijo. In his Noticias, he examined the question of Saint Brendan's Island. He died in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria. The standard author abbreviation Viera y Clavijo is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name."