Antônio Austregésilo
Appearance
Antônio Austregésilo | |
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Federal Deputy for Pernambuco | |
In office 1 February 1921 – 24 October 1930 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 April 1876 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
Died | 23 December 1960 |
Occupation | Physician |
Antônio Austregésilo (April 21, 1876 – December 23, 1960), was a Brazilian neurologist important to the history of the field in his nation.
Austregésilo was born in Pernambuco. He helped build the first neurological school in Rio de Janeiro.[1] He was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras and a President of the Academia Nacional de Medicina.
He was federal deputy for Pernambuco from 1921 to 1930.
References
[edit]- ^ Teive, H. G.; Sá, D; Silveira Neto, O; Da Silveira, O. A.; Werneck, L. C. (1999). "Professor Antonio Austregésilo. The pioneer of neurology and of the study of movement disorders in Brazil". Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria. 57 (3B): 898–902. doi:10.1590/s0004-282x1999000500030. PMID 10751934.