Alejandro Korn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Argentine physician, psychiatrist, philosopher, reformist, politician
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Place of Birth: San Vicente, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina
About Alejandro Korn
- Alejandro Korn (3 May 1860 – 9 October 1936) was an Argentine psychiatrist, philosopher, reformist and politician.
- For eighteen years, he was the director of the psychiatry hospital in Melchor Romero (a locality of La Plata in Buenos Aires).
- He was the first university official in Latin America to be elected thanks to the student's vote.
- He is considered to be the pioneer of Argentine philosophy.
- Along with Florentino Ameghino, Juan Vucetich, Almafuerte and Carlos Spegazzini, he is considered to be one of the five wise men of La Plata.
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