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Frank McCann
Francis Daniel McCann, better known as Frank McCann (December 15, 1938 – April 2, 2021) was a historian, an American Brazilianist expert in Brazilian military history. He was a professor emeritus at the University of New Hampshire. Emeritus Professor of International Relations at the ''Universidade Federal Fluminense'' (UFF), he was called "a great American and a great friend of Brazil". Military Brazilianist A famous Brazilianist, he wrote the book ''Soldiers of the Pátria'', about the mentality and internal politics of the Brazilian Army during the formative period after the Paraguayan War and the proclamation of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo by Getúlio Vargas in 1937. Frank also wrote another great work, the book ''Aliança Brasil-Estados Unidos 1937-1945'', studying the relations between Brazil and the United States; first published in 1974, it ran for an honorable mention for the Bolton Prize and winner of the 1975 Bernath Prize. It was edited in Brazil b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience.Herman, A. M. (1998). Occupational outlook handbook: 1998–99 edition. Indianapolis: JIST Works. Page 525. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere. Objectivity During the '' Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt'' trial, people became aware that the court needed to identify what was an "objective historian" in the same vein as the reasonable person, and reminiscent of the standard traditionally used in English law of " the man on the Clapham omnibus". This was necessary so that there would be a legal benchmark to compare and contrast the sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Silveira
Joel Silveira (23 September 1918 — 15 August 2007) was a Brazilian writer and journalist. Silveira was a war correspondent in Europe during World War II, following the Brazilian Expeditionary Force. He became known for his investigative news stories, and incisive personality; Assis Chateaubriand Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced ), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the then main press chain o ... nicknamed him "''a víbora"'' (the viper). Life and career Silveira was born in Lagarto, Sergipe, Lagarto in 1918. He moved to Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro in 1937 to study Law, but dropped out after the second year of college. His first job was at the weekly newspaper Dom Casmurro, after that, Silveira was reporter and secretary of the leftist ''Diretrizes'' magazine, directed by Samuel Wainer, where he stayed until the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
