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.
Life
In 1940, she went into exile in Brazil, with her family. She was a professor at Federal University of Rio Grande.
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 Ed. Index 1989. ISBN 9788570830241
References
- "Judith Cortesão recebendo homenagens de Lula e Gilberto Gil - 2003". 2016-06-02. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
- Cortesão, Jaime (1987). 13 cartas do cativeiro e do exílio (1940) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Biblioteca Nacional Portugal.
- "Entrevista Junho de 2000 - Judith Cortesão - O Planeta ainda pode ser salvo". 2008-09-14. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2020-12-14.
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