Djalma Guimarães
Djalma Guimarães (November 5, 1894 – October 10, 1973), was a pioneer Brazilian geochemist. He was Professor Emeritus at the Ouro Preto Mining School (now part of the Federal University of Ouro Preto) and at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte. At both institutions, he taught geological sciences for over 35 years.
Djalma Guimarães | |
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Born | Santa Luzia, Minas Gerais, Brazil | November 5, 1894
Died | October 10, 1973 78) Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | (aged
Scientific career | |
Fields | Geology |
Institutions | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
He was a grandson of Councillor Joaquim Caetano da Silva Guimarães and of the Senator Manoel Teixeira da Costa. Guimarães was brought up in a family which had produced such Brazilian writers as Bernardo Guimarães and Alphonsus de Guimaraens. He was also a nephew of scientists Pandiá Calógeras and Paul Ferrand.
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