Germán Elías Berríos FMedSci,

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(17 April 1940) is a professor of

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Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III of England, Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world' ...

in the United Kingdom.

Life

Berrios was born in

Tacna Tacna is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland from the Pacific Ocean and in the valley of ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

, and studied medicine and philosophy at the

University of San Marcos The National University of San Marcos ( es, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, link=no, UNMSM) is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. It is considered the most important, recognized and representative educ ...

. He read

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, Philosophy and

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(PPP) at

Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College (formally, Corpus Christi College in the University of Oxford; informally abbreviated as Corpus or CCC) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1517, it is the 12t ...

, where he was a scholar by examination and obtained a BA in 1970. Then he trained in history and philosophy of science under A. Crombie, C. Webster and R. Harré earning a D.Phil. Sci. in 1972 and a MA in 1974. Between 1973 and 1976 he was a Lecturer in

at the

University of Leeds , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

. In 1977 he obtained a M.A. from

Robinson College Robinson College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1977, it is one of the newest Oxbridge colleges and is unique in having been intended, from its inception, for both undergraduate and graduate students of b ...

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where he is now a Life-Fello

Berrios started teaching at Cambridge University in 1977 where he occupied the first chair of the Epistemology of Psychiatry. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the UK, the British Psychological Society, and the

Academy of Medical Sciences The Academy of Medical Sciences is an organisation established in the UK in 1998. It is one of the four UK National Academies, the others being the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society. Its mission is to adv ...

. In 1989, he founded with Roy Porter the international journal ''History of Psychiatry

of which he remains the editor.

Work

His research has centred on the psychiatric complications of

neurological disease A neurological disorder is any disorder of the nervous system. Structural, biochemical or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord or other nerves can result in a range of symptoms. Examples of symptoms include paralysis, muscle weakness ...

and the history, structure and epistemological power of descriptive psychopathology.Berrios G.E. (1996) ''The History of Mental Symptoms''. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. A Festschrift about his work was published in 2020.

Publications

Berrios has published 14 books and more than 400 papers on the clinical, historical and philosophical aspects of neuropsychiatry,http://www.deficitdeatencionperu.org/berrios.htm descriptive psychopathology, and the hermeneutics of mental symptoms.

Awards

He holds degrees ''honoris causa'' from the

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

(Germany); the

Autonomous University of Barcelona The Autonomous University of Barcelona ( ca, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; , es, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; UAB), is a public university mostly located in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. ...

(Spain); the

University of Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

(Chile).; the

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigi ...

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos The National University of San Marcos ( es, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, link=no, UNMSM) is a public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. It is considered the most important, recognized and representative educ ...

(Perú), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (Argentina)br>
. In 2006, a Chair in Descriptive Psychopathology carrying his name was established at the

University of Antioquia The University of Antioquia ( es, Universidad de Antioquia), also called UdeA, is a public, departmental, coeducational, research university located primarily in the city of Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, with regional campuses in Amalfi, Andes ...

(Medellín, Colombia). In 2008 the Ramón y Cajal Award by the International Neuropsychiatric Associatio

in 2010 he was made Honorary Fellow by the Royal College of Psychiatrists of the UK, in 2016 he received a Life-Achievement Award from La Sociedad Española de Psicogeriatría, and the Honorio Delgado Medal from the ''Instituto Nacional de Salud Mental Honorio Delgado – Hideyo Noguchi'', Perú. In 2018 he received the ‘Maestro Laguna‘ award from the University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain). In 2022, The British Neuropsychiatry Association distinguished him with its “Life Achievement Award”. In 2007 he was awarded Grand Officier of the Order of the Sun (Peru), Order of the Sun by the Peruvian Government.p66, Klaren P F (2017) ''Historical Dictionary of Perú''. Maryland, Rowman and Littlefield

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Berrios, G. E. 1940 births Living people Peruvian psychiatrists Fellows of Robinson College, Cambridge Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Oxford Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom) National University of San Marcos alumni People from Tacna Fellows of the Royal College of Psychiatrists 2 Berrios, G. E. Academics of the University of Leeds Peruvian emigrants to the United Kingdom