Francisco de Melo Franco

Francisco de Melo Franco
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Born(1757-09-17)17 September 1757
Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Colonial Brazil
Died22 July 1822(1822-07-22) (aged 64)
Off the coast of Ubatuba, São Paulo, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
Alma materUniversity of Coimbra
OccupationPhysician

Francisco de Melo Franco[a] (17 September 1757 – 22 July 1822) was a Colonial Brazilian physician, a pioneer in the field of puericulture and one of the most important court physicians in Portugal in his day.[1] He was the author of several works in the fields of medicine and political philosophy.


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  1. ^ "Francisco de Melo Franco (1757–1823)". dec.ufcg.edu.br (in Portuguese). Federal University of Campina Grande. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2021.