Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão

Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão (31 December 1914 – 25 September 2007) was a climatologist, geneticist and psychologist. In 2003, she was awarded the Ordem do Mérito Cultural.[1]

Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão

Life

In 1940, she went into exile in Brazil, with her family.[2] She was a professor at Federal University of Rio Grande.[3]

Family

She was the daughter of the historian Jaime Zuzarte Cortesão. She married Agostinho da Silva. They had eight children.

Further reading

• Vania da Costa Machado, "A trajetória de vida de Judith Cortesão através de seu arquivo pessoal", Conexões Culturais, v2 n1 (2016): 185-197

Works

• Mata atlântica, Editora Index : Fundação S.O.S. Mata Atlântica, 1991.
• Juréia : a luta pela vida [São Paulo] Ed. Index 1989. ISBN 9788570830241

References

1. "Judith Cortesão recebendo homenagens de Lula e Gilberto Gil - 2003". 2016-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
2. Cortesão, Jaime (1987). 13 cartas do cativeiro e do exílio (1940) (in Portuguese). Biblioteca Nacional Portugal.
3. "Entrevista Junho de 2000 - Judith Cortesão - O Planeta ainda pode ser salvo". 2008-09-14. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2020-12-14.