Fernando Picó, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fernando Picó

Puerto Rican Jesuit, historian and academic

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1941

Place of Birth: Santurce, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 27-Jun-2017

Profession: historian, children's writer

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.