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José Bonifácio de Andrada

1763 - 1838

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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ boniˈfasju dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadɐ i ˈsiwvɐ]; 13 June 1763 – 6 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, mineralist, professor and poet, born in Santos, São Paulo, then part of the Portuguese Empire. He was one of the most important mentors of Brazilian independence, and his actions were decisive for the success of Emperor Pedro I. He supported public education, was an abolitionist and suggested that a new national capital be created in Brazil's underdeveloped interior (effected over a century later as Brasília). His career as naturalist was marked by the discovery of four new minerals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Bonifácio de Andrada is the 11,479th most popular politician (down from 9,489th in 2019), the 304th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 235th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Brazilian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 11,479 out of 19,576Before him are Audata, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Ngô Quyền, John Owen, Xu Qiliang, and Leyla Zana. After him are Raymond-Roupen, Catherine of Bulgaria, John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, and William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1763, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 31Before him are François-Joseph Talma, Princess Louise Eleonore of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, François de Charette, Domenico Dragonetti, Johan David Åkerblad, and Adalbert Gyrowetz. After him are Antoine-Denis Chaudet, Fyodor Rostopchin, Étienne-Gaspard Robert, Dmitry Senyavin, Pierre Adet, and Johann Baptist Allgaier. Among people deceased in 1838, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 24Before him are René Caillié, Charles Percier, Heinrich Marx, Black Hawk, Joseph Lancaster, and Kaspar Maria von Sternberg. After him are Jędrzej Śniadecki, Osceola, Maximilian von Montgelas, Ferenc Kölcsey, Ignaz von Rudhart, and Georges Mouton.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 304 out of 2,236Before him are Roberto Miranda (1944), Alfredo II (1920), Zequinha de Abreu (1880), Adriano (1984), Eumir Deodato (1942), and Jandira Martini (1945). After him are Oscar Schmidt (1958), Nereu Ramos (1888), Michael Löwy (1938), Mazinho Oliveira (1965), Romualdo Arppi Filho (1939), and Neco (1895).

Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, José Bonifácio de Andrada ranks 46Before him are Epitácio Pessoa (1865), Raoni Metuktire (1940), Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910), Hermes da Fonseca (1855), José Linhares (1886), and Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841). After him are Nereu Ramos (1888), Augusto Tasso Fragoso (1869), Carlos Luz (1894), Delfim Moreira (1868), Luís Carlos Prestes (1898), and José Alencar (1931).