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SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Josué de Castro

1908 - 1973

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Josué de Castro, born Josué Apolônio de Castro (5 September 1908 – 24 September 1973), was a Brazilian physician, nutritionist, geographer, writer, public administrator, and activist against world hunger. His book Geopolitics of Hunger was granted The Franklin D. Roosevelt Foundation Award, in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josué de Castro has received more than 44,739 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Josué de Castro is the 419th most popular social activist, the 461st most popular biography from Brazil and the 4th most popular Brazilian Social Activist.

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  • 45k

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  • 47.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Josué de Castro ranks 419 out of 538. Before him are Cesar Chavez, Raisa Aronova, Franca Viola, Giuseppe Impastato, Gabriela Silang, and Leonard Peltier. After him are Nadia Murad, İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Har Dayal, Lucy Stone, Mumia Abu-Jamal, and José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Josué de Castro ranks 248. Before him are Arturo de Córdova, Ludwig Goldbrunner, Mohammad Natsir, Viacheslav Ragozin, Louis Versyp, and Nikolai Aleksandrovich Kozyrev. After him are Rudolf Bürger, Franco Rol, Helmut Käutner, Erich Srbek, Percy Williams, and Hermógenes Fonseca. Among people deceased in 1973, Josué de Castro ranks 175. Before him are Washington Ortuño, Raymond Schwartz, Pixinguinha, Lon Chaney Jr., Arturo de Córdova, and Arcadio Larraona Saralegui. After him are İbrahim Kaypakkaya, Erich Srbek, Charles Daniels, Armas Toivonen, Otilio Ulate Blanco, and Mahmud Taymur.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Josué de Castro ranks 461 out of 2,067. Before him are José de Anchieta Fontana (1940), Mazinho Oliveira (1965), José Perácio (1917), Castro Alves (1847), Marta (1986), and Gregório de Matos (1636). After him are Renata Sorrah (1947), Rafinha (1985), Carlinhos Júnior (8), Luiz Bueno (1937), Oswaldo Cruz (1872), and Eike Batista (1956).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Brazil

Among social activists born in Brazil, Josué de Castro ranks 4. Before him are Chico Mendes (1944), Tiradentes (1746), and Lampião (1897).

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