I'd rather say he's criminally underrated in Spain.
It is definitely easier to hear casually about Ramon y Cajal in "anglo countries" than in Spain. For example, I have spent my childhood in the spanish state, and I first heard about Ramon y Cajal during the first conference that I attended, in Switzerland, from a lovely presentation by an English professor.
One of the dramatically few spanish first-rate scientists, and he's not a household name. Very, very sad state of affairs.
I do not know what you are talking about. We study Ramón y Cajal in school, the most important grants in Spain are named after him, there is a Ramon y Cajal square or street in every city... Even the most ignorant Spaniard knows him and will tell you that he is our most respected scientist from all time.
Science, in general, is criminally underrated in Spain, but Ramón y Cajal is literally the household name.
It is definitely easier to hear casually about Ramon y Cajal in "anglo countries" than in Spain. For example, I have spent my childhood in the spanish state, and I first heard about Ramon y Cajal during the first conference that I attended, in Switzerland, from a lovely presentation by an English professor.
One of the dramatically few spanish first-rate scientists, and he's not a household name. Very, very sad state of affairs.