José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
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(1763-1838) Brazilian politician
Key facts
- Monarch
- Pedro I
- Preceded by
- Baron of Santo Amaro
- Succeeded by
- José Joaquim Carneiro de Campos
- Monarchs
- João VI , Pedro I
- Constituency
- Bahia
- Born
- ( 1763-06-13 ) 13 June 1763, Santos , São Paulo , State of Brazil , Portuguese America
- Died
- 6 April 1838 (1838-04-06) (aged 74), Niterói , Rio de Janeiro , Empire of Brazil
- Spouse
- Narcisa Emília O'Leary ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 31 January 1790</span>"}]]}'>1790 ; died 27 July 1829</span>"}]]}'>1829 )
- Parents
- Bonifácio José Ribeiro de Andrada (father) Maria Bárbara da Silva (mother)
- Alma mater
- University of Coimbra
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Brazil
- Place of birth
- Santos
- Place of death
- Niterói
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- University of Coimbra
- Employer
- University of Coimbra
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Student of
- Abraham Gottlob Werner
- Image
- Jose Bonifacio de Andrada 1832.jpg
- Work location
- Brasília
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- member of
- Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
- Commons category
- José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva
- date of birth
- 1763-06-13
- date of death
- 1838-04-06
- relative
- José Bonifácio the Younger
- pseudonym
- Américo Elísio
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Encyclopedic overview
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José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva ( Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒoˈzɛ boniˈfasju dʒi ɐ̃ˈdɾadɐ i ˈsiwvɐ]; 13 June 1763 – 6 April 1838) was a Brazilian statesman, naturalist, mineralist, professor and poet, born in Santos, São Paulo, then part of the Portuguese Empire.
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