Professor João Fraga de Azevedo – a contribution to the profile of a major character in Tropical Medicine

• Author(s): Rueff, José
• Date: 2019
• Origin: Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

The author evokes the historical figure of João Fraga de Azevedo, paying compliment to his continuous quest for medical knowledge and his high etichal and moral standards, recognizing in him a major character in Tropical Medicine.

O autor evoca a figura histórica de João Fraga de Azevedo, relevando a sua constante busca de conhecimento médico e elevados padrões éticos e morais, reconhecendo nele uma figura maior da Medicina Tropical.