Vicente Geigel Polanco (May 1, 1904 – April 30, 1979) was a lawyer, writer and a former Attorney General of Puerto Rico.
Vicente Geigel Polanco | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Puerto Rico Senate from the At-large district | |
| In office 1941–1948 | |
| Attorney General of Puerto Rico | |
| In office 1949-1951 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 1, 1904 Isabela, Puerto Rico |
| Died | April 30, 1979 (aged 74) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Early life and education edit
Vicente Géigel Polanco was born on May 1, 1904, in Isabela, Puerto Rico, he studied at the school Isabela Primary School, secondary school at Colegio José de Diego and high school at Central High School in Santurce, Puerto Rico. Did his studies in law were carried out in the University of Puerto Rico School of Law where he earned a juris doctor.[1]
Career edit
By 1929 he held the position of secretary of the Ateneo Puertorriqueño. In 1934 he helped found the Puerto Rican Academy of History. Among its many activities e collaborated in the organization of the Popular Institute of Free Education. In the decade of the thirties linked him in the top leadership of the Popular Democratic Party, in addition to He served as a professor of Law and in the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico.
References edit
- ^ biblioteca.rrp.upr.edu/BIB-COL/CPR/Vicente-Geigel.pdf