Josué de Castro
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 and the 1954 International Peace Prize. He was chairman of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Josué de Castro

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- Name
- Josué de Castro
- Birth Name
- Josué Apolônio de Castro
- Born
- 5 September 1908
- Birthplace
- Recife, Brazil
- Died
- 24 September 1973
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Writer, physician, geographer, public administrator, diplomat, activist
- Nationality
- Brazil
- Fields
- hygiene
- Education
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- Honours
- Officer of the Legion of Honour · World Peace Council prizes · Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)
- Languages
- Portuguese · French
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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 and the 1954 International Peace Prize. He was chairman of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
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Biography
Biography
His disappointing experiences at FAO pushed him to become involved in the movement for world government, seeing it as the only viable solution to world hunger.
Josué de Castro studied at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. The recorded working language is Portuguese and French. The field of work recorded is hygiene. Places of work recorded in the authority are Brasília. Employment is recorded with Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Paris 8 University. Positions recorded include federal deputy of Pernambuco and ambassador. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the Legion of Honour, World Peace Council prizes and Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil).
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• Name — Josué de Castro • Birth Name — Josué Apolônio de Castro • Born — 5 September 1908 • Birthplace — Recife, Brazil • Died — 24 September 1973 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Writer, physician, geographer, public administrator, diplomat, activist
Biography
Biography
Castro was born in Recife. He taught at the University of Brazil (today's UFRJ) and was chairman of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). He was also a member of the Brazilian parliament and a diplomat. His political rights came to an end with the military coup of 1964, when he moved to France. For many years he was president of the Association Médicale Internationale pour l’Etude des Conditions de Vie et de Santé (The International Medical Association for the Study of the Conditions of Life and Health) and member of other international organizations. He taught at Paris 8 University until his death in Paris.
The Geography of Hunger
The Geography of Hunger
Ground-breaking ecological work about the political issue of hunger in Brazil. Published in 1946, the book emphasizes the socio-economic backgrounds of the biological manifestation of hunger and condemns the physical determinism.
The Geopolitics of Hunger
The Geopolitics of Hunger
Originally published in the U.S. with the title "The Geography of Hunger" in 1952, translated into 26 languages, is one of the classic works on food and population. His themes are very much the opposite of those sounded by the neo-Malthusians. He does not believe that hunger is the "natural result of overpopulation," but is rather a man-made phenomenon. Even more, he undertakes to demonstrate that hunger, rather than being the result of overpopulation, is the cause of it. The work presented new formulations for underdevelopment, and was granted with The Franklin D. Roosevelt Foundation Award.
Death in the Northeast
Death in the Northeast
A book that aims to strike the interest for the Northeast Brazilian people's situation. Written before military coup of 1964, and published during the military dictatorship, it clarifies the political turmoil and explosive tensions around the Brazilian agrarian system, established by feudalist Portuguese colonizers.
Of Men and Crabs
Of Men and Crabs
Exiled at Paris, he wrote about the scene of his childhood.
Global policy
Global policy
He was one of the signatories of the agreement to convene a convention for drafting a world constitution. As a result, for the first time in human history, a World Constituent Assembly convened to draft and adopt the Constitution for the Federation of Earth.
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1908
Josué de Castro born at Recife.
1966
J. D. Bernal, Josue De Castro, Roger Garaudy, Georges Gurvitch, Evgueni Kamenov, Nguyen Khac Vien, Rahip Boulier, Arnost Kolman - İnsanlığı Nasıl Bir Gelecek Bekliyor (Çev. Zaven Biberyan) [ Payel 1966] (1966) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
1973
Josué de Castro died at 8th arrondissement of Paris.
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- 1.Nomination Database.
- 2.CASTRO, Josué de. Fome: um tema proibido - últimos escritos de Josué de Castro. Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, 2003.
- 3.MENEZES, Francisco R. de Sá. Josué de Castro: Por um mundo sem fome. São Paulo: Mercado Cultural, 2004. 120p. il. (Projeto Memória, 8).
- 4.PROJETO MEMÓRIA. Josué de Castro: Por um mundo sem fome.
- 5.CASTRO, Josué de. Condições de vida das classes operárias do Recife. Departamento de Saúde Pública, Recife, 1935.
- 6.Respectivamente, na Faculdade de Medicina do Recife e na Faculdade de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais do Recife, de cuja fundação participou.
- 7.CASTRO, Josué de. A Alimentação Brasileira à Luz da Geografia Humana. Livraria do Globo, Rio de Janeiro, 1937.
- 8.CASTRO, Josué de. Documentário do Nordeste. Livraria José Olympio, Rio de Janeiro, 1937. Conto originalmente publicado no periódico A plateia
- 9.Do Serviço de Alimentação da Previdência Social (SAPS).
- 10.ITA, do Serviço Técnico de Alimentação Nacional.
- 11.A partir de 1944.
- 12.CASTRO, Josué de. Geografia da fome: a fome no Brasil. Rio de Janeiro: O Cruzeiro, 1946.
- 13.CASTRO, Josué de. Geografia da fome. Apresentação de Milton Santos. Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, 2001.
- 14.A partir da incorporação do ITA à Universidade. Atual Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro da UFRJ.
- 15.Faculdade Nacional de Filosofia da Universidade do Brasil.
- 16.CASTRO, Josué de. Fatores de Localização da Cidade do Recife. Rio de Janeiro: Ed. Imprensa Nacional, 1947.
- 17.Report of the Conference of FAO. 4th Session. Washington, D.C., November 1948.
- 18.Geopolítica da Fome. Rio de Janeiro: Casa do Estudante do Brasil, 1951.
- 19.CASTRO, Josué de. O livro negro da fome. S. Paulo: Brasiliense, 1966. p. 54-55.
- 20.Projeto nº 904. Diário do Congresso Nacional, Seção I, de 14/4/1957, p.616.
- 21.Projeto nº 11, de 1959. Diário do Congresso Nacional, Seção I, de 20/3/1959, p.1137-1138.
- 22.Diário do Congresso Nacional, Seção I, de 3/7/1959, p.3816.
- 23.CASTRO, Josué de. Fome: um tema proibido - últimos escritos de Josué de Castro. Rio de Janeiro: Civilização Brasileira, 2003.
- 24.Instituto de Nutrição - UFRJ. 2015-12-23. 2011-08-30. yes.
- 25.Decreto. 25 de agosto de 2005.
- 26.MINISTÉRIO DA CULTURA. Ordem do Mérito Cultural. Brasília: Ministério da Cultura, 2006.
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