Alfonso Bernal del Riesgo | |
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Born | January 23, 1902 |
Died | January 4, 1975 Havana, Cuba | (aged 72)
Education | University of Havana |
Occupation(s) | Professor, psychologist |
Alfonso Bernal del Riesgo (January 23, 1902 – January 4, 1975, Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban psychologist, known for his contribution to the origin and development of psychology as science and profession.[1][2] He was a psychologist, lawyer, professor, writer, and researcher.[3] Bernal del Riesgo had a long and successful career at the University of Havana. Through his writings he developed the notion of Cubanosofía[4] that defined the study of the Cuban psychological identity. The writings of Enrique José Varona and Alfredo Aguayo influenced his early work.