Famous Brazilian Scientists

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David Bohm

(One of the Most Significant Theoretical Physicists of the 20th Century)

Birthdate: December 20, 1917

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

Died: October 27, 1992

Born to Jewish immigrants, David Bohm went against his father’s wish of joining his family’s furniture business and ventured into science instead. He later grew up to be an influential physicist and is now revered for his contribution to quantum mechanics and for introducing concepts such as Bohm’s diffusion.

Miguel Nicolelis

(Neuroscientist best known for his pioneering work surrounding brain-machine interface technology)

Birthdate: March 7, 1961

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Warwick Estevam Kerr

(Geneticist, Entomologist, Agricultural engineer)

Birthdate: September 9, 1922

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Santana do Parnaíba, São Paulo, Brazil

Died: September 15, 2018

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José Bonifácio de Andrada

(Brazilian Statesman Known for His Role in Brazil’s Attainment of Independence From Portugal)

Birthdate: June 13, 1763

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Santos, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Died: April 6, 1838

José Bonifácio de Andrada was a Brazilian statesman. He was also a naturalist, mineralist, and professor. He was a significant proponent of Brazilian independence and also spearheaded the abolition project in Brazil. He was of the opinion that a new national capital should be created in Brazil's underdeveloped interior. As a naturalist, he discovered four new minerals.

Carlos Chagas

(Physician)

Birthdate: July 9, 1879

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Oliveira, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Died: November 8, 1934

Carlos Chagas was a Brazilian sanitary physician and bacteriologist. Also a clinician and researcher, he discovered Chagas disease, also called American trypanosomiasis, in 1909. He was working at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute in Rio de Janeiro at that time. He was also the first to discover the parasitic fungal genus Pneumocystis. He founded a nursing school as well.

Bertha Lutz

(Zoologist, Politician, and Diplomat who became a leading figure in both the Pan American feminist movement and human rights movement)

Birthdate: August 2, 1894

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Died: September 16, 1976

Peter Wilhelm Lund

(Paleontologist, Zoologist, Archeologist)

Birthdate: June 14, 1801

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark

Died: May 25, 1880

Peter Wilhelm Lund was a Danish paleontologist, zoologist, and archeologist. He spent most of his life working in Brazil and is considered the father of Brazilian paleontology as well as archaeology. He became the first person to describe dozens of species of pre-historic Pleistocene megafauna and discovered the fossilized remains of human beings among the remains of long-extinct species.

Froilano de Mello

(Microbiologist and Author)

Birthdate: May 17, 1887

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Benaulim, Goa, Kingdom of Portugal

Died: January 9, 1955

César Lattes

(Physicist)

Birthdate: July 11, 1924

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Curitiba, State of Paraná, Brazil

Died: March 8, 2005

Elsimar M. Coutinho

(Scientist)

Birthdate: May 18, 1930

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Pojuca, State of Bahia, Brazil

Died: August 17, 2020

Graças Foster

(Business executive)

Birthdate: August 26, 1953

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Caratinga, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil