Fernando Picó
Fernando Picó | |
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Picó at the Archivo General de Puerto Rico | |
| Born | Fernando Alberto Picó Bauermeister 15 August 1941 |
| Died | 27 June 2017 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | BA Springfield College (1965) MA Fordham University (1966) PhD Johns Hopkins University 1970 |
| Occupations | |
| Employer | University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras |
| Known for | Historian of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean |
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. One of his best known works, Historia General de Puerto Rico, is widely utilized in Puerto Rican history curricula. He was a professor of history at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, from 1972 until his death in 2017.