Vital Brazil
Vital Brazil Mineiro da Campanha (born April 28, 1865 in Campanha , Minas Gerais , † May 8, 1950 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian immunologist .
Life
Brazil studied medicine in Rio de Janeiro . In 1901 he founded the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo . Researchers such as José Moura Gonçalves , Carlos Ribeiro Diniz , Gastão Rosenfeld , Wilson Teixeira Beraldo and Maurício Rocha e Silva later worked at this institute . Together with his co-workers, he succeeded in producing sera against the poison of certain types of scorpions (1908) and other species of spiders (1925).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography: Vital Brazil - Médico e pesquisador brasileiro . ebiografia.com. Accessed August 10, 2016 (Portuguese)
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| SURNAME | Brazil, Vital |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian immunologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Campanha , Minas Gerais |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 8, 1950 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |