António Sousa da Câmara (agricultural scientist)
António Pereira de Sousa da Câmara (* 1901 in Lisbon ; † July 19, 1971 ibid) was a Portuguese agronomist .
Career
Sousa da Câmara studied at the Instituto de Agronomia e Veterinária . He then stayed in the United States, Germany and Great Britain, where he became a pioneer in the field of genetics .
After returning to the Instituto de Agronomia e Veterinária, he took over the chairs for agriculture and agricultural engineering. In 1936 he was the founder and first director of the Estação Agronómica Nacional . He also founded the specialist publications Agronomia Lusitana and Genética (Madrid) and was President of the Portuguese Commission of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Fonts
- 1942: ABC da Genética
- 1943: No Caminho - Guiando Uma Empresa Científica
literature
- DRV Pires: No 70.º Aniversário do Professor António Câmara , In: Agronomia Lusitana , Lisbon, 1971
- Miguel Pereira Coutinho : O Prof. António Câmara: Um verdadeiro Mestre , In: Homenagem à Memória do Professor António Câmara . Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal , Lisbon, 1981
- JJP Reis: O Professor António Câmara Presidente da Comissão Nacional da FAO , In: Homenagem à Memória do Professor António Câmara . Sociedade de Ciências Agrárias de Portugal, Lisbon, 1981
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Câmara, António Sousa da |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Câmara, António Pereira de Sousa da (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese agronomist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1901 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Lisbon , Portugal |
DATE OF DEATH | July 19, 1971 |
Place of death | Lisbon , Portugal |