Afrânio do Amaral
Brazilian herpetologist (1894–1982) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Afrânio Pompílio Gastos do Amaral (1 December 1894 in Belém – 29 November 1982 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian herpetologist.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Gastos and the second or paternal family name is do Amaral.
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As a youngster, he collected snakes for Augusto Emilio Goeldi (1859-1917). He studied medicine in Salvador, Bahia, later finding employment at the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo. Here, his work involved research and production of anti-venom serum. In 1921 he succeeded Vital Brazil (1865-1950) as director of the Instituto Butantan. During his career, he was the author of over 450 published works.[1]