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Josué de Castro

1908 - 1973

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Josué de Castro, born Josué Apolônio de Castro (5 September 1908 – 24 September 1973), was a Brazilian physician, nutritionist, geographer, writer, public administrator, and activist against world hunger. His book Geopolitics of Hunger was granted The Franklin D. Roosevelt Foundation Award, in 1952. Two years later, he received the International Peace Prize. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josué de Castro is the 492nd most popular social activist (up from 494th in 2019), the 547th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 569th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Josué de Castro ranks 492 out of 840. Before him are Gabriela Silang, Kamala Nehru, Pingali Venkayya, Mary Toft, Sam Childers, and Selena Rocky Malone. After him are Gertrud Adelborg, Jack Sheppard, Giuseppe Impastato, Shireen Abu Akleh, Danuta Wałęsa, and Malalai of Maiwand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Josué de Castro ranks 291. Before him are Natalya Baranskaya, Eve Arden, Milton Berle, György Bródy, Hermógenes Fonseca, and Quentin Crisp. After him are Nikolai Kamanin, Viacheslav Ragozin, Jean-Pierre Wimille, Sigmund Haringer, James Workman, and Rudolf Bürger. Among people deceased in 1973, Josué de Castro ranks 204. Before him are Käthe von Nagy, Carlos Schneeberger, Vladimír Syrovátka, Gram Parsons, Jascha Horenstein, and Romeo Bertini. After him are Carlos Menditeguy, William Justin Kroll, Hans Haas, Jean Barraqué, Ōten Shimokawa, and Rodolphe Hiden.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Josué de Castro ranks 547 out of 2,236. Before him are Renata Sorrah (1947), Noronha (1918), Bernardo Fernandes da Silva (1965), Hermógenes Fonseca (1908), Marco Antônio (1951), and Cláudio Coutinho (1939). After him are Pedro Diniz (1970), Tarcísio Meira (1935), Graciliano Ramos (1892), Zé Maria (1949), Edson Tavares (1956), and Luisão (1981).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Brazil

Among social activists born in Brazil, Josué de Castro ranks 4. Before him are Chico Mendes (1944), Tiradentes (1746), and Lampião (1897).

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