Noel Nutels (1913-1973) was a Brazilian physician who dedicated his life to the well-being of Brazilian Amerindians.[1]
Biography edit
He was born in Ukraine in 1913 and immigrated to Pernambuco in Brazil as a youngster.[2] He qualified in medicine in Recife in 1938 and specialized in public health.[3]
In the 1940s he joined the Indian Service and from then on he dedicated his life to the aboriginal cause, becoming a champion of Indian rights.
He has been honored in many ways and is considered one of the fathers of the Brazilian Public Health.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Carlos Henrique Assunção Paiva (1 September 2003). "[Public health in times of bureaucratization: the case of the physician Noel Nutels]". História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos (in Portuguese). 10 (3): 827–851. ISSN 0104-5970. PMID 14994708. Wikidata Q52372549.
- ^ Bastos 2003, pp. 28–29.
- ^ Bastos 2003, p. 29.
Bibliography edit
- Bastos, Comandante Paulo de Mello (2003). Salvo Conduto (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese) (2 ed.). Família Bastos. p. 212. ISBN 85-89853-02-0. OL 30752756M.
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