Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Brazilian herpetologist
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Place of Birth: Belém, Pará, Brazil
About Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral
- Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral (1 December 1894 in Belém – 29 November 1982 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian herpetologist. As a youngster, he collected snakes for Augusto Emilio Goeldi (1859-1917).
- He studied medicine in Salvador, Bahia, later finding employment at the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo.
- Here, his work involved research and production of anti-venom serum.
- In 1921 he succeeded Vital Brazil (1865-1950) as director of the Instituto Butantan.
- During his career, he was the author of over 450 published works.
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