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Jose Ingenieros

Born: April 24, 1877 in Sicily, Italy
Died: October 31, 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina


Education and Work

  • In 1900 he graduates from medical school.
  • In 1904 he is appointed professor of Psychology and awarded the National Academy of Medicine Gold Medal.
  • In 1908 he forms a Psychological Society in Argentina and begins teaching Experimental Psychology.
  • In 1911 he publishes on Genetic Psychology and self-exiles to Europe.
  • In 1913, after visiting several European Universities, he publishes Principles of Biological Psychology and his most famous work named The Mediocre Man.

Contributions and Accomplishments

  • In 1910 he published one of the earliest recorded works in Biological Psychology.
  • He was the first Psychologist to try to establish a comprehensive psychological system in South America.
  • He was a prolific writer; his works include over 450 articles and 47 books.
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