Eloy Anselmo Luis y André (22 June 1876 – 24 May 1935) was a Spanish psychologist, philosopher, educator and Galician writer.

Biography

He was born on 22 June 1876 in the Galician town of

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. While at the

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, during the course of 1899-1900 he conducted advanced philosophy studies at the universities of

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and

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. In February 1904 he became full professor of

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and rudiments of law at the Institute of

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, transferring that same year to the same professorship at the Institute of

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, where he created a laboratory of

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, just as he would later at the Institute of

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. In August 1909 he was appointed full professor of psychology, logic and ethics at the Advanced School of Teaching in

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. In 1910-11 he worked with

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. André, who translated various works by Wundt into

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, helped introduce his ideas into Spain. He died in Madrid on 24 May 1935.

Works

* ''El histrionismo español: ensayo de psicología política''. Barcelona. 1906. * ''Ética española, problemas de moral contemporánea''. Madrid. 1910. * ''La mentalidad alemána''. Madrid. 1914. * ''La cultura alemana''. Madrid, 1916. * ''La educación de la adolescencia''. Madrid. 1916. * ''Dos idearios y dos democracias''. Madrid. 1919. * ''Sistema de Filosofía de los Valores''. Toledo. 1919. * ''Elementos de Psicología''. Madrid. 1919. * ''Ética individual y social''. Madrid. 1920.''Ética individual y social''
in BVPB. * ''Nociones de educación cívica, jurídica y económica''. Madrid. 1921. * ''Resumen de educación cívica, jurídica y económica''. Madrid. 1924. * ''Nociones de psicología experimental''. Madrid. 1924. * ''Sistema de Filosofía de los Valores. Lógica. Morfología mental''. Madrid. 1925. * ''El ferrocarril del Príncipe de Asturias''. Madrid. 1926. * ''El espíritu nuevo en la educación española''. Madrid. 1926. * ''Deontología. Breviario de Moral Práctica''. Madrid. 1928. * ''Rudimentos de Derecho español''. Madrid. 1929. * ''Ideario político de Espinosa. Análisis, comentario y crítica del ‘Tratado Teológico Político’''. Madrid. 1930. * ''Psicología experimental''. Madrid. 1931. * ''Españolismo: prasologio: pueblo y conciencia nacional''. Madrid. 1931. * ''Galleguismo. Lucha por la personalidad nacional y la cultura. Ensayos''. Madrid. 1931. ; Translations * ''Léxico de filosofía'', 1908. * ''Filósofos contemporáneos'', 1909. * ''Introducción a la Filosofía'', I and II, 1911 and 1912.''Introducción a la Filosofía''
in Galiciana. * ''La vida. Su valor y su significación'', 1912. * ''Sistema de Filosofía Científica'', 1 and 2, 1913.

References

Bibliography

* Bande Rodríguez, Enrique (1987). ''Teoría política de D. Eloy Luís André''. Berrande, Vilardevós: Asociación Cultural Andruquiña. * Alemán; Castro; Lafuente (2010)
''Eloy Luis André y la psicología científica en la España de la Restauración''
(DVD-Vídeo). UNED. . * Camoira Vega, César (ed.) (2004)
''Eloy Luis André. Poesía galega''
Santiago de Compostela, CRPIH. . * Carpintero Capell, Heliodoro (1994). ''Historia de la psicología en España'', Madrid, Eudema Universidad. . * Castro; Castro; Sánchez (1993): "Una aproximación biográfica a la figura de Eloy Luis André (1876-1935) desde la historia de la Psicología", Rev. Hist. Psicología, v. 14, nº 3-4 . * Couceiro Freijomil, Antonio (1951–53). ''Diccionario bio-bibliográfico de escritores'' II. Bibliófilos Gallegos. p. 347 . * Guijarro, V. (2018)
''Aulas abiertas, profesores viajeros y renovación de la enseñanza secundaria…''
Dykinson. pp. 373–378. . * López Vázquez, Ramón (2002)
''Eloy Luis André''
Baía Pensamento. A Coruña: Baía Edicións. . * ——— (2016)
''Un regeneracionismo olvidado. Escritos de un republicano desde la filosofía, la pedagogía y la psicología''
Analecta. . * Santiago Pérez; Dosil Maceira: "Juan Vicente Viqueira e Eloy Luís André: dous psicólogos galegos de principios de século", en ''EDUGA'', nº 14, feb. 1997 . * "Eloy Anselmo Luis y André"

Espasa-Calpe. 1932. apéndice. tomo 6. pp. 1322-1323 . * "Luis André, Eloi". ''Diccionario enciclopédico galego universal'' 39. La Voz de Galicia. 2003-2004. p. 62. . * "Luis André, Eloi". ''Dicionario biográfico de Galicia'' 2. Ir Indo Edicións. 2010-2011. p. 264 . * "Luis André, Eloy". ''Diciopedia do século 21'' 2. Do Cumio, Galaxia e do Castro. 2006. p. 1260. . * "Luis André, Eloi". ''Enciclopedia Galega Universal'' 11. Ir Indo. 1999-2002. p. 295. . * "Luis André, Eloy". ''Gran Enciclopedia Galega Silverio Cañada'' (DVD). El Progreso. 2005. . *

External links

* Costa Rico, A. (2013). "Eloy Luis André" i
''Álbum de Galicia''''Álbum da Ciencia''
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Consello da Cultura Galega'' . {{DEFAULTSORT:Luis Andre, Eloy 1876 births 1935 deaths Spanish psychologists University of Salamanca alumni