Noel Nutels | |
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 Nutels in 1958 | |
| Born | 1913 Ananiv, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire) |
| Died | 1973 (aged 59–60) |
| Occupation |
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| Medical career | |
| Profession | Public Health |
| Field | Brazilian Amerindian health and rights |
| Institutions | Indian Service |
| Sub-specialties | Public Health |
Noel Nutels (1913-1973) was a Brazilian physician who dedicated his life to the well-being of Brazilian Amerindians.[1]
Biography
He was born in Ananiv, Ukraine (then part of the Russian Empire),[2] in 1913 and immigrated to Pernambuco in Brazil as a youngster.[3] He qualified in medicine in Recife in 1938 and specialized in public health.[4]
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.
References
- 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.
- https://www.saude.rj.gov.br/lacenrj/o-lacen/biografia-noel-nutels
- Bastos 2003, pp. 28–29.
- Bastos 2003, p. 29.
Bibliography
- 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.