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Zilda Arns

1934 - 2010

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Zilda Arns Neumann (25 August 1934 – 12 January 2010) was a Brazilian pediatrician and aid worker. A sister of Cardinal Dom Paulo Evaristo Arns, the former Archbishop of São Paulo known for his efforts against the Brazilian military dictatorship, Zilda Arns became internationally known by founding a Catholic pastoral care for poor children. Her humanitarian work, which also included the poor and the elderly, spanned over three decades. Arns died on January 12, 2010, as a result of the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zilda Arns is the 433rd most popular physician (down from 430th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Brazil (up from 308th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Physician.

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Among PHYSICIANS

Among physicians, Zilda Arns ranks 433 out of 726. Before her are Wilhelm Kühne, Scipione Riva-Rocci, Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Shinobu Ishihara, Adelaida Avagyan, and Theodor Meynert. After her are Hilary Koprowski, Wilhelm Stekel, Realdo Colombo, Gazi Yaşargil, Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke, and Crawford Long.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Zilda Arns ranks 217. Before her are Rue McClanahan, Oleg Basilashvili, Rudi Carrell, Lau Kar-leung, Gino Paoli, and Stefan Abadzhiev. After her are Vladimir Posner, Savely Kramarov, Dida, Vicar, Gyoji Matsumoto, and Ronald Harwood. Among people deceased in 2010, Zilda Arns ranks 167. Before her are Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, Oswaldo López Arellano, Florencio Campomanes, Rue McClanahan, Vasco de Almeida e Costa, and Iryna Melnykova. After her are Nicola Cabibbo, Anna Walentynowicz, Pernell Roberts, Theo Albrecht, Bobbejaan Schoepen, and Farooq Leghari.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Zilda Arns ranks 281 out of 2,236. Before her are Casemiro (1992), Bruno Senna (1983), Flávio Costa (1906), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), Felipe Melo (1983), and Candido Portinari (1903). After her are Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), Márcio Amoroso (1974), Oreco (1932), Lampião (1897), Tim (1915), and Tony Ramos (1948).

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Among PHYSICIANS In Brazil

Among physicians born in Brazil, Zilda Arns ranks 2. Before her are Carlos Chagas (1879). After her are Oswaldo Cruz (1872).

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