Paulo Bertran

Paulo Bertran Wirth Chaibub
Professor at the University of Brasília
Personal details
Born(1948-10-21)21 October 1948
Anápolis, Brazil
Died2 October 2005(2005-10-02) (aged 56)
Goiânia, Brazil
Alma materUniversity of Brasília
OccupationEconomist and Historian

Paulo Bertran Wirth Chaibub (Anápolis, October 21, 1948 – Goiânia, October 2, 2005) was an economist and historian from the central region of Brazil, especially the Federal District and Goiás.

He was a professor at the University of Brasília, at Centro Universitário de Brasília, at Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás and at Federal University of Goiás.

He published 12 books, among which History of Earth and Man in the Central Plateau stands out.

He was member of the Brasília Academy of Letters and Citizen of Brasília, by grant from the Legislative Chamber of the Federal District.

Furthermore, he founded the Memorial of Brazilian Ages in Brasília, an open-air museum that today is called Memorial Paulo Bertran.[1]