Fernando pico biography

Puerto Rican Jesuit, historian and academic

Fernando Picó Bauermeister, S.J. (August 15, 1941 – June 27, 2017) was a Puerto Rican Jesuit, historian and academic. Picó was a leading expert on the history of Puerto Rico and was considered an authority on the island's 20th century history.^[2][3][4][5] One of his best known works, Historia General de Puerto Rico, is widely utilized in Puerto Rican history curricula.^[2] He was a professor of history at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, from 1972 until his death in 2017.^[3][6]

Biography

Picó was born in Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 15, 1941, to Florencio Picó and Matilde Bauermeister Picó.^[5] He attended the Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, a Catholic, Jesuit, college-preparatory school in San Juan, from 1954 to 1958.^[2][5] He then received his bachelor's degree from Springfield College Registro general de jornaleros, Utuado, Puerto Rico, 1849-50 ...

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