Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna
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| Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna | |
| Born | June 6, 1818 Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
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| Died | January 6, 1888 Belém, Pará, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Fields | Biology, Ethnography, Archeology |
| Institutions | Museu Paraense |
| Known for | Founder of Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi |
| Influences | Louis Agassiz |
| Notable awards | Monument dedicated in 1907 in the garden of the museum |
Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818-1888) was a Brazilian naturalist from the state of Minas Gerais, who founded the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, in Belém, and undertook important research in the archeology and natural resources of the lower Amazon River valley. The Ferreira Penna Scientific Station in Melgaço, Pará state, Brazil, is named after him, as are various Amazon River boats.
[edit] References
- Cunha, O. R. da (1989). Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (1818-1888). In: O. R. da Cunha (Auth.), Talento e atitude. Estudos biográficos do Museu Emílio Goeldi (pp. 20-47). Belém, Brazil: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi.
- Ferreira Penna, D. S. (1876). A ilha de Marajó. Relatório apresentado ao Exmo. Sr. Dr. Francisco Maria Corrêa da Sá e Benevides. Belém: Tipographia do Diário Grão-Pará.
- Ferreira Penna, D. S. (1877). Apontamentos sobre os cerâmios do Pará. Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 2, 47-67.
- Ferreira Penna, D. S. (1885). Índios de Marajó. Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, 6, 108-115.
- Ferreira Penna, D. S. (1971). Obras completas de Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna (reprint). Belém: Conselho Estadual de Cultura.
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