Bertha Lutz
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Brazilian scientist (1894-1976)
Key facts
- Born
- Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz , ( 1894-08-02 ) 2 August 1894, São Paulo , Brazil
- Died
- 16 September 1976 (1976-09-16) (aged 82), Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
- Other name
- Lutz Berta
- Occupation
- Scientist
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bertha
- Family name
- Lutz
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- São Paulo
- Place of death
- Rio de Janeiro
- Father
- Adolpho Lutz
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Award
- honorary doctorate
- Field of work
- herpetology
- Image
- 100elles-20190524-Avenue Bertha LUTZ-Avenue de France Large.jpg
- Work location
- Brasília
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- date of birth
- 1894-08-02
- date of death
- 1976-09-16
- Commons category
- Bertha Lutz
- author citation (zoology)
- B.Lutz
- collection items at
- National Museum of Natural History
- P6944
- Bertha Lutz
- name in native language
- Bertha Lutz
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Encyclopedic overview
Bertha Maria Júlia Lutz (2 August 1894 – 16 September 1976) was a Brazilian zoologist, politician, and diplomat. Lutz became a leading figure in both the Pan American feminist movement and human rights movement. She was instrumental in gaining women's suffrage in Brazil and represented her country at the United Nations Conference on International Organization, signing her name to the United Nations Charter and championing the inclusion of Article 8 in the Charter. In addition to her political work, she was a naturalist at the National Museum of Brazil, specializing in poison dart frogs. She has four frog species and two lizard species named after her.
Early life and education
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