Maria Judith Zuzarte Cortesão Explained

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]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-06-02. Judith Cortesão recebendo homenagens de Lula e Gilberto Gil - 2003. 2020-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602223546/http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/HZFIzrB7Rktroi1eKO-oRw. 2016-06-02.
2. Book: Cortesão, Jaime. 13 cartas do cativeiro e do exílio (1940). 1987. Biblioteca Nacional Portugal. pt-BR.
3. Web site: 2008-09-14. Entrevista Junho de 2000 - Judith Cortesão - O Planeta ainda pode ser salvo. 2020-12-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20080914191127/http://www.mundojovem.com.br/entrevista-06-2000.php. 2008-09-14.