Adolfo Lutz | |
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Born | 18 December 1855 |
Died | October 6, 1940 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 84)
Alma mater | University of Bern |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physician |
Institutions | Instituto Adolfo Lutz Instituto Oswaldo Cruz |
Adolfo Lutz (18 December 1855 – 6 October 1940) was a Brazilian physician, father of tropical medicine and medical zoology in Brazil, and a pioneer epidemiologist and researcher in infectious diseases.