Vicente Geigel Polanco

Vicente Geigel Polanco
Member of the Puerto Rico Senate
from the At-large district
In office
1941–1948
Personal details
BornMay 1, 1904
Isabela, Puerto Rico
DiedApril 30, 1979 (aged 74)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Political partyPopular Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Puerto Rico School of Law
ProfessionPolitician, Lawyer

Vicente Geigel Polanco (May 1, 1904 – April 30, 1979) was a lawyer, writer and a former Attorney General of Puerto Rico.

Early life and education

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.

Career

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.