Milton Thiago de Mello

Milton Thiago de Mello
Born	February 5, 1916 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Residence	Brasilia, Brazil
Nationality	Brazilian
Fields	Primatology, Veterinary Medicine and Conservation
Institutions	University of Brasília
Alma mater	Escola Nacional de Veterinária, 1946, D.Sc, Microbiology, Rio de Janeiro
Known for	Founding Brazilian primatology
Notable awards	Grã-Cruz Medal of Merit

Milton Thiago de Mello (born on February 5, 1916, in Rio de Janeiro) is the dean of Brazilian primatology. He is a strong voice for biological conservation of Brazil's megadiverse flora and fauna, as well as en example of professional and personal probity.

As a professional veterinarian and zoological researcher, Thiago de Mello is world-famous and has received awards and distinctions from many governments and organizations, such as from the “Comité Français de l’Association Mondiale Vétérinaire”, “The World Veterinary Epidemiology Society”, the “Sociedad Colombiana de Primatologia” and “The John Guggenhiem Memorial”. He is an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Veterinary Sciences of London, the American Academy of Microbiology, and the New York Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the Medal of Merit in Veterinary Medicine, as the highest level (Grã-Cruz). He is a consultant with the Pan-American Health Organization, and the Food and Agriculture Agency of the United Nations. He belongs to more than 30 Brazilian and international scientific societies, of which he has helped found 14 and served as an official of at least 12. He is the author of numerous books and over 150 scientific papers on primates, brucelosis, bubonic plague, medical mycology, the teaching of veterinary medicine, and the environmental crisis in Brazil and other countries.

The recently founded Milton Thiago de Mello Environmental Institute, in Sobradinho, Distrito Federal, Brazil, is named after Thiago de Mello, also.

Almost all Brazilian primatologists have, at one time or another, studied under Dr. Milton Thiago de Mello.

External links

Milton Thiago de Mello biography at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute, on-line at: [1]

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Name	Thiago de Mello. Milton
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Date of birth	February 5, 1916
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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