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The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Provides a comprehensive reference point on pioneers in the field from Latin America

  • Facilitates the further growth of international perspectives in psychology

  • Demonstrates the significant and particular contribution of Latin American psychology

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Table of contents (589 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-liv
  2. A

    1. Aberastury, Arminda

      • Marcela Borinsky
      Pages 1-3
    2. Adis Castro, Gonzalo

      • Benjamín Reyes Fernández
      Pages 3-5
    3. Adrados, Isabel

      • Filipe Degani-Carneiro
      Pages 5-7
    4. Agramonte y Pichardo, Roberto Daniel

      • María Elena Segura Suárez
      Pages 7-8
    5. Aguayo Sánchez, Alfredo Miguel

      • María Elena Segura Suárez
      Pages 9-10
    6. Aguilar, Augusto

      • Rolando Ardón Ledezma
      Pages 10-11
    7. Aguirre Escobar, José de Jesús

      • Eusebio Manuel Ayala-Biancotti
      Pages 11-13
    8. Alarco Von Perfall, Claudio

      • Alfredo Zambrano-Mora
      Pages 13-14
    9. Alarcón Napurí, Reynaldo

      • Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez
      Pages 14-16
    10. Alberini, Coriolano

      • Clara Alicia Jalif de Bertranou
      Pages 16-20
    11. Alberti, José León

      • Lucia Rossi
      Pages 20-22
    12. Albizu-Miranda, Carlos

      • Irma Roca de Torres
      Pages 22-24
    13. Albuquerque, Therezinha Lins de

      • Maria Cláudia Novaes Messias, Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela
      Pages 25-27
    14. Alcaraz Romero, Víctor Manuel

      • Julio C. Penagos-Corzo, Karen Gazca
      Pages 27-29
    15. Alkmim, Hélio Durães

      • Erika Lourenço, Deolinda Armani Turci
      Pages 29-31
    16. Allende Navarro, Fernando

      • Francisco Reiter Barros
      Pages 31-33
    17. Almeida Acosta, Francisco Humberto Eduardo

      • Christian O. Grimaldo-Rodríguez
      Pages 33-36
    18. Alva-Canto, Elda Alicia

      • Juan José Sánchez Sosa
      Pages 36-38
    19. Alves, Isaías

      • Ana Cristina Santos Matos Rocha
      Pages 38-40

About this book

This biographical encyclopedia will provide the first comprehensive reference work on leading scholars and professionals who have contributed to the development and institutionalization of psychology in Latin America. The figures biographed will include scholars who have made a significant theoretical contribution to the discipline, as well as, practitioners and those who have contributed to the institutionalization of psychology, through their work in scientific organisations, professional bodies and publications. All persons included are recognized authorities and either natives of, or long-term residents in the region. It will offer an invaluable reference point, in particular for scholars of the history of psychology, Latin American studies, the history of science, and global psychology; as well as for historians, psychologists and social scientists seeking international perspectives on the development of the discipline.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela

  • National University of San Luis, San Luis, Argentina

    Hugo Klappenbach

  • National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, San Luis, Argentina

    Hugo Klappenbach

  • National University of Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia

    Rubén Ardila

About the editors

​Ana Jacó-Vilela is Professor and Director of Clio-Psyche - The History and Memory of Psychology Laboratory at State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is author of more than 110 papers and chapters of books and editor of 28 books on the History of Psychology. She is Vice-President for South America of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (2017-2019) and President of Division 18 of the International Association of Applied Psychology, History of Applied Psychology (IAAP, 2018-2022).
Hugo Klappenbach is Professor and Director of the History of Psychology Archives and Documentation Center at National University of San Luis, and Senior Researcher at National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET), Argentina. He has long been a leader in organizations that connect Pan-American psychology and especially those that deal with history of Latin American psychology. He is Past President of the Interamerican Society of Psychology (SIP) (2017-2019), and author of more than 140 papers and chapters of books related to History of Psychology and Psychology Education in Argentina and Latin America.



Rubén Ardila is Professor of Psychology at the National University of Colombia Colombia. His main fields of work and research are experimental psychology, history of psychology, social issues, and he is the author of 34 books and more than 300 scientific papers and book chapters. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Association of Advancement of Science and of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and recipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (2007).

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