João Guilherme Fischer

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João Guilherme Fischer
Born(1876-09-09)September 9, 1876
Died2 February 1952(1952-02-02) (aged 75)
NationalityBrazilian

João Guilherme Fischer, also known as Jango Fischer (9 September 1876 – 2 February 1952) was a Brazilian diplomat and scientist.

Biography

Jango Fischer was born in Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul and died on February 2, 1952, in Rio de Janeiro. He was the son of Guilherme Fischer and Christina Holzbach.[1]

Career

He studied agronomy at a school in Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul from 1894 to 1898. He then received a pharmacy degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He did not follow either of these careers, but rather opted for a career in diplomacy.

He was vice consul in

Foreign Ministry from 1934 to 1944.[2]

In 1902, he collected fossils at the

Scaphonyx fischeri
, in his honor. It officially started paleontological research in Paleorrota.

References

  • Book: Os Fascinantes Caminhos da Paleontologia. Author : Antônio Isaia. Publisher: Pallotti. (in Portuguese)
  • Book: Cronologia Histórica de Santa Maria e do extinto município de São Martinho. 1787–1933. Vol I. Author: Romeu Beltrão, Publisher: Pallotti, 1958. (in Portuguese)