João Batista Perez Garcia Moreno : um esboço biográfico

Abstract

This article is the result of a research project, still in its initial stage, that aims to analyze the career of doctor João Batista Perez Garcia Moreno (1910-1976) as a psychiatrist, writer, and educator. The methodology adopted here is based on a historical and biographical approach, which made it possible to explain individual processes experienced by Garcia Moreno during his professional career in different institutions. To obtain the necessary information, documentary and bibliographical research was carried out. The main collection consulted for this research is located at the Memorial de Sergipe. Moreover, although the trajectory of Garcia Moreno is traditionally focused on his role as a prominent name for the psychiatry in Sergipe, this research has shown that he had a much more complex intellectual life, with studies in broader fields, a noteworthy literary production, a major role as educator.