José Ingenieros
He was born in Palermo (Italy), and graduated from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine in 1900. Ingenieros was philosophically influenced by Herbert Spencer and Auguste Comte, and wrote a very important philosophical and social work, "El hombre mediocre" (The Mediocre Man), in 1913. Ingenieros founded the Buenos Aires Institute of Criminology in 1907 and the Argentine Psychological Society in 1908; he was elected President of the Argentine Medical Association in 1909.
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José Ingenieros

Revista argentina PBT. 26 de noviembre de 1904. · http: publicaciones.bn.gob.ar/s1/001207731/1904/BNA_S001207731_19041126N010.pdf · Public domain
- Name
- José Ingenieros
- Born
- 24 April 1877
- Birthplace
- Palermo, Italy
- Died
- 31 October 1925
- Place of death
- Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Nationality
- Argentina
- Occupation
- psychologist · writer · philosopher · sociologist · psychiatrist · university teacher · physician
- Fields
- psychology · philosophy
- Education
- Faculty of Medical Sciences and University of Buenos Aires · National School of Buenos Aires
- Languages
- Spanish
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He was born in Palermo (Italy), and graduated from the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine in 1900. Ingenieros was philosophically influenced by Herbert Spencer and Auguste Comte, and wrote a very important philosophical and social work, "El hombre mediocre" (The Mediocre Man), in 1913. Ingenieros founded the Buenos Aires Institute of Criminology in 1907 and the Argentine Psychological Society in 1908; he was elected President of the Argentine Medical Association in 1909.
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During his studies he became a member of the Socialist Party of Argentina. Ingenieros married Eva Rutenberg, in Lausanne, in 1914. Appointed Assistant Dean of the School of Philosophy and Letters of his alma mater, he played a prominent role in the landmark University reform in Argentina, in 1918. He resigned his academic posts in 1919 to join Claridad, a communist organization, and in 1922, formed Unión Latinoamerica, a political action committee focused on anti-imperialism. He was an active Freemason since 1898. He founded a monthly, Renovación, in 1925, but died in Buenos Aires later that year.
José Ingenieros studied at Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Buenos Aires and National School of Buenos Aires. Aníbal Ponce is recorded as having studied under José Ingenieros. The recorded working language is Spanish. The field of work recorded is psychology and philosophy. Employment is recorded with Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires.

José Ingenieros
Revista argentina PBT. 26 de noviembre de 1904. · http: publicaciones.bn.gob.ar/s1/001207731/1904/BNA_S001207731_19041126N010.pdf
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• Region — Western Philosophy • Era — 20th-century philosophy • Name — José Ingenieros • Born — 24 April 1877 • Birthplace — Palermo, Italy • Died — 31 October 1925 • Place of death — Buenos Aires, Argentina • Resting Place — La Chacarita Cemetery • School Tradition — Positivism
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José Ingenieros is recorded as psychologist, writer, philosopher, sociologist and psychiatrist.
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1877
José Ingenieros was born in 1877 at Palermo.
1925
José Ingenieros died in 1925 at Buenos Aires.
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José Ingenieros is recorded as having studied at Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Buenos Aires and National School of Buenos Aires.
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- Ingenieros, José, Encyclopedia of psychology, Vol. 4, 2000
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q733019: José Ingenieros
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José Ingenieros: El hombre mediocre, Realidad, Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades, 2003
José Ingenieros, L’Université de l’avenir (1916), Le Télémaque, 2019
José Ingenieros, 2024
Mariano Ben Plotkin, José Ingenieros
Dirigido por José Ingenieros y Leopoldo Lugones
Los homenajes a José Ingenieros y el debate en torno al papel del intelectual, Revista Complutense de Historia de América, 2010
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