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Floriano Paulo de Almeida

Born  1898
Died  1977

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Brazilian physician, 1898-1977.

Biography of Floriano Paulo de Almeida

Floriano Paulo de Almeida was the founder of mycologic studies at the University of São Paulo, where he and E. Souza Campos, professor of Microbiology and Immunology, created the Center of Mycology in 1924. De Almeida was professor of medical mycology at the medical faculty of this university.

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