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1884–1950 · Caguas on June 24 · Educator • Historian • University Administrator

Born in Caguas on June 24, 1884, Dr. Juan José Osuna became one of Puerto Rico's most influential educators and historians of education. After earning degrees in Pennsylvania and a doctorate from Columbia University, he returned to Puerto Rico and helped professionalize teacher education. He served as Dean of the University of Puerto Rico's School of Education from 1928 to 1945 and was acting president of the University of Puerto Rico from 1939 to 1940. His landmark book, A History of Education in Puerto Rico (1949), remains an important reference on the island's educational history. He died on June 19, 1950, in Arlington, Virginia. Schools and university buildings throughout Puerto Rico bear his name.