Ingenieros José [1920s-1950s]

Description: José Ingenieros (1877 – 1925) was an Argentine philosopher that followed the ideas of Positivism as developed by Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer. He was born in Italy-in the city of Palermo—and was an Italian immigrant who studied medicine thus enhancing the role of science in many disciplines, particularly, in the criminal and psychological fields. Thus, he founded the Institute of Criminology in Buenos and the Argentine Psychological Society in 1907 and 1908, respectively. He was a freemason during most of his life but, later on, he became a communist in 1922. Extent and format of original material: Envelope that contains the following materials: autographies, caricatures, and portraits.