Nicolas Osorio
Nicolas Osorio Ricaurte, Colombian pathologist (Bogotá 10 September 1838 – Anapoima 21 December 1905) Authored Une tumeur provenant de la substance grise cephalorachidienne. Thesis (1865) First observed “pigmentum” in blood, 6 years ahead of Laveran in Higado Pigmentado (1874). In this work presented anatomo-pathologically the visceral lesions of paludism Presented the first case of black piedra (1874) in Sur la piedra, nouvelle espece d’affection parasitaire des cheveux With Posada Arango introduced the term piedra and described clinical aspects of black piedra SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Tratados sobre las quinas Estudio sobre las fiebres Ligaduras elásticas Hernia estrangulada Habitaciones de los obreros Aneurisma de la subclávia Estudio anatomo patológico sobre bazo “palustre”
Nelson Onuchic
Nelson Onuchic, Brazilian mathematician (Brodosqui, São Paulo State 12 March 1926 – São Carlos, São Paulo State 03 September 1999) From Austrian descent ACHIEVEMENTS Authored 49 works Obtained important findings about P spaces and uniform structures that earned him renown in international scientific community (1958-60) Introduced new concepts in asymptotic equivalence Generalized the concept of exit point Extended Waszewski topological method for differential equations with time-delay Obtained an instability criterion more generalized that from Hale concept (1971) EPONYMY Hartman-Onuchic theorem (1963) Hale-Onuchic asymptotic method (1964) See (in Portuguese) http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/brc/33004137031P7/2006/badin_mg_me_rcla.pdf
Nei Fernandes de Oliveira Jr.
Nei Fernandes de Oliveira Jr., Brazilian physicist (Campinas, São Paulo State 20 May 1941 – With Y. Shapira discovered virtual bicritical point (1979-80) With C. Becerra & Y. Shapira discovered Lifshitz multi critical point (1980) DEVELOPED A system for measuring differential magnetic susceptibility down to 0.3 K using modulated field A system for precise measurements of magnetization in plastic dilution refrigerators (1994) With G. Vellego & A. C. Medugno a continuous process for production of NbTi superconducting nanowires Technology for obtaining ultra low temperatures under intensive magnetic fields Designed and built devices for cryogenic research A new generation of resonant detectors employing spherical antennas With André B. Henriques GaAs based semiconducting structures (1990s) A Variable Temperature Chamber (Insert Dewar) For Superconducting Magnets With A Built-In He Transfer Line. Cryogenics 15: 293, 1975. With H. Vargas. Construction of a Set of Coils For Precise Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements at Liquid Helium Temperatures. Anais Acad. Bras. Cien. 41:505, 1969. With C.J. A. Quadros. A cryostat for measurements of magnetic susceptibility between 0.3 and 20 K. J. Sci. Instr. (J. Phys. E) 2 ser. 2:967, 1969 With C. J. A. Quadros. Construction and Operation of A Potencia 3 He Refrigerator. Anais Acad. Bras. Cien 36:403, 1964 With G. Frossati patented small Plastic Dilution Refrigerators in United States, Japan and Europe (1990s)
Masayuki Okumura
Masayuki Okumura, Brazilian surgeon (São Paulo 16 July 1927 – From Japanese ancestry Performed the second and third cases of intestinal transplantation in the world literature (1968-9) First intestine transplant in the world in which the patient survived for 10 days (1968) First to demonstrate the presence of Trypanosoma cruzi in intestinal myenteric plexus First to reproduce megaesophagus, megastomach, megabladder and megacolon in experimental Chagas’disease With A. Correa Netto. Experimental production of “megas” in animals inoculated with Trypanosoma cruzi (in Portuguese). Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. S. Paulo 16:338-41, 1961 His work about pre-hospitalar first aid of patients that suffered traffic accidents gained international repercussion (1982) With P.L.S. Pinto, R. Takami, E.V. Nunes, C.S. Guilherme , J. Gama-Rodrigues et al. Cytokine-like substance: origin and fate in Chagas disease. A new hypothesis about the local inflammatory reaction etiopathogenesis. (Experimental study in white mice). Rev. Hosp. Clin. 54(3):73-4, 1999 PATENTS Geradores elétricos gêmeos isômeros (Isomeric twin electric generators) PI0304864-0 (2005) Energia elétrica hidro-elétrica (Hydroeletric electric power) PI0304895-0 (2005) HONOURS Who’s Who in the World, Marquis Who’s Who Publications (1996) International Man of the Year, International Biographic Center, Cambridge, England (1996-7) Twentieth Century Achievement Award, Five Hundred Leaders of Influence, American Biographic Institute, United States (1997)
Mario Ramos de Oliveira
Mário Ramos de Oliveira, Brazilian surgeon (São Paulo 11 July 1918 – São Paulo 29 October 2004) His thesis Gastroileostomia inadvertida: contribuição para o seu estudo clinico, radiologico e anatomo patologico (1953) gained international repercussion With P.W. Assis Pires, E.E. Camargo, W.E. Mittelstaedt & M.B. Speranzini. Medida do refluxo duodenogástrico: padronização de nova técnica com Rosa Bengala marcada com I131. Rev. Hosp. Clinicas 43(1):40-4, 1988 With I. Fujimura, D. Birolini, L.T. Horita, T. Okagawa & O.S. Simonsen. A standardized operative procedure in patients with duodenal trauma. Rev. Hosp. Clin. 43(1):35-9, 1988 With F.B. Jatene, M.J. Bechara, J.F. Biscegli, B. Langer & D. Birolini. Intraoperative autotransfusion. A new device for its performance. Rev. Paul. Med. 99(3): 30-33, 1982
Manoel Antonio Vital de Oliveira
Manoel Antonio Vital de Oliveira, Brazilian official and hydrographer (Recife 28 September 1829 – Paraguay 03 February 1867) Achieved international projection due to his maritime charts. His most complete work was posthumous, Roteiro da Costa do Brasil, do Rio Mossoró ao Rio São Francisco do Norte (1869). HONORS Legion of Honour (France) Order of Saint Maurice & Saint Lazarus (Italy)