Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão
Deceased Person
1886 – 1948
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Who was Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão?
Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered the founder of Arachnology in South America, publishing 198 papers on the taxonomy of Arachnida. He was also involved with education, writing high-school textbooks, and contributed to biogeography, with essays on the distribution of Arachnida in the South American continent.
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- Born
- Jul 17, 1886
- Also known as
- Candido Firmino de Mello-Leitao
- Died
- Dec 14, 1948
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on July 23, 2013
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