Miquel Siguan#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 1488 |
| Membership type: | (Foreign) |
| Section: | THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY |
| Elected: | 1993 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
Miquel Siguan passed away May 8, 2010.
Positions Held
- Interruptred studies due to the Spanisch Civil War
- Philosophy teacher at Santander 1943
- Industrial psychology London School of Economics 1947
- Ph.D.: "The Psychology of Love in the 12th Century Mysticism"
- Joined Spanish Council for Scientific Research 1951
- Co-founder of School of Psychology of Madrid University
- Professor of Psychology at the University of Barcelona 1962
- Director of Institute for Educational Sciences at the University of Barcelona 1969
- Various UNESCO missions 1973- 1976
- President of University Board 1983- 1984
- Retired 1984
- Stayed active scientist till his unexpected death May 8, 2010
Fields of Scholarship
- Philosophy studies
- Social psychology of work and organizations
- Psychology
- Language origin
- Psycholinguistics
- Sociolinguistics
- History of psychology
- Child language
- Bilingualism in individual and in society
- Languages in education
- Sociolinguistics
Honours and Awards
- Gold Medal of the City of Barcelona
- Sant Jordi Cross
- Honorary doctorates from the universities of Geneva, Pais Vasco, Sevilla and University Automa Barcelona
- Compostela Prize
- First President (Kiev) and later Honorary President of the LINGUAPAX program(UNESCO)
