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Edition 85 (2014) Winner
Luciano Mecacci
ルチアーノ・メカッチ
Ruchiano Mekacchi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-11-27 （Livorno）
- Nationality
- Italy
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Livorno → Rome → Florence
Career
- Occupations
- psychologist, university professor, author
- Active Years
- 1970-2025
- Affiliations
- Institute of Psychology of the National Research Council, Sapienza University of Rome, University of Florence
- Memberships
- Academia Europaea, Editorial Board of the Journal of Russian and East European Psychology, Editorial Board of Culture and Education
- Influenced By
- Aleksandr Luria, Lev Vygotsky
- Influenced
- Vygotsky scholars
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapienza University of Rome | — | Psychology | — | — | Italy |
Sapienza University of Rome
Psychology
Country:
Italy
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Viareggio Prize | La Ghirlanda fiorentina | non-fiction | — | winner |
Viareggio Prize
2014
Work:
La Ghirlanda fiorentina
Category:
non-fiction
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Brain and History: The Relationship between Neurophysiology and Psychology in Soviet Research
1979 History of PsychologyExplores the relationship between neurophysiology and psychology in Soviet research.
Soviet psychologyNeurophysiology
Translations
- English edition available
Bibliography
- Brain and history: The Relationship between Neurophysiology and Psychology in Soviet Research (1979)
- Freudian Slips: The Casualties of Psychoanalysis from the Wolf Man to Marilyn Monroe (2009)
- Besprizornye. Bambini randagi nella Russia sovietica (1917-1935) (2019)
Translations of Works
- Translated into English, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, German
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- academichistorical narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Soviet psychologyRussian historyhistory of psychology
Legacy
Pioneering figure in the history of psychology in Italy and key disseminator of Lev Vygotsky's ideas in the West during the Cold War.
Trivia
- Winner of the Viareggio Prize in non-fiction (2014)