Alfredo Lagmay

National Scientist Dr. Alfredo V. Lagmay
Born	August 14, 1919
Died	December 15, 2005
Nationality	Filipino
Alma mater	University of the Philippines, Harvard University
Occupation	Psychologist
Awards	National Scientist of the Philippines

Alfredo V. Lagmay (August 14, 1919 –December 15, 2005) was a respected Filipino psychologist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of the Philippines Diliman. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University and trained under the renowned psychologist and founder of the radical behaviorism movement B.F. Skinner.^[1][2]

He was conferred the distinction of National Scientist of the Philippines, the highest recognition given to Filipino scientists, in 1988. He is the father of University of the Philippines geology professor Alfredo Mahar Lagmay.

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Order of National Scientists recipients     1978 Juan Salcedo, Jr.†, Nutrition & Public Health Alfredo Santos†, Physical Chemistry Gregorio Y. Zara†, Engineering & Inventions 1980 Fe del Mundo†, Pediatrics Eduardo Quisumbing†, Plant Taxonomy, Systematics, & Morphology 1982 Geminiano de Ocampo†, Ophthalmology Casimito del Rosario†, Physics, Astronomy, & Meteorology Gregorio Velasquez†, Phycology 1983 Francisco Fronda†, Animal Husbandry Francisco Santos†, Human Nutrition & Agricultural Chemistry Carmen Velásquez, Parasitology 1985 Teodoro Agoncillo†, Philippine History Encarnacion Alzona†, Philippine History Hilario Lara†, Public Health 1986 Julián Banzón†, Chemistry Dioscoro Umali†, Agriculture & Rural Development 1987 Jose Encarnacion, Jr.†, Economics Luz Oliveros-Belardo†, Phytochemistry 1988 Alfredo Lagmay†, Experimental Psychology 1989 Paulo Campos†, Nuclear Medicine 1994 Pedro Escuro†, Genetics & Plant Breeding Clara Lim-Sylianco, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry 1998 Dolores Ramírez, Biochemical Genetics & Cytogenetics José R. Velasco†, Plant Physiology 1999 Gelia T. Castillo, Rural Sociology 2000 Bienvenido Juliano, Biochemistry 2001 Clare Baltazar, Systematic Entomology Benito Vergara, Plant Physiology 2004 Onofre Corpuz†, Political Economics & Government 2005 Ricardo Lantican, Plant Breeding 2006 Lourdes Cruz, Biochemistry 2008 Teodulo Topacio Jr., Veterinary Medicine 2010 Mercedes Concepcion, Demography Ernesto Domingo, Internal Medicine/ Gastroenterology Perla Dizon Santos Ocampo†, Pediatrics 2011 Raul V. Fabella, Economics Bienvenido Nebres,SJ, Mathematics 2014 Angel Alcala, Biological science Ramon Barba, Horticulture Edgardo Gomez, Marine Biology Gavino Trono, Jr., Marine Biology †Retired