Zeferino Vaz
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'''Zeferino Vaz''' ([[May 27]], [[1908]] - [[February 19]], [[1981]]) led the construction, establishment and development of the [[Universidade Estadual de Campinas|Unicamp]] university, in the interior of the [[State of São Paulo]], [[Brazil]] in the 1960s and 1970s. The main [[campus]] is named after Zeferino, who strived to bring together some of Brazil's best scientists to form a recognised research institution.
Zeferino was born and lived his childhood in [[São Paulo]]. He attended the Medicine school
of the [[University of São Paulo]] and got his M.D. degree in 1932, with specializations
in [[Parasitology]], Parasitic Diseases, [[Biology]], [[Genetics]] and [[Zoology]].
Shortly after his graduation, Zeferino became professor of Zoology and Parasitology in the Veterinary Medicine School of the [[University of São Paulo]]. He was the director of the Veterinary Medicine School from 1936 to 1947. From 1951 to 1964 he was the director-founder of the [[Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto|Medical School]] of [[Ribeirão Preto]], and during this period, in 1963, he was state secretary of public health. From 1964 to 1965 he was the first president of the São Paulo State Council of Education and rector of the [[University of Brasília]].
In 1965 Zeferino was designated president of the organizing commission for the [[Universidade Estadual de Campinas]]. Zeferino became rector in 1966 and stayed in the office until
1978. Zeferino led the construction of the university campus, now named after him, which had its first building inaugurated in 1968. Zeferino was responsible for bringing scientists from other universities, and this helped [[Universidade Estadual de Campinas|Unicamp]] become one of the most productive and respected research institutions of [[Latin America]]. By the end of Zeferino's administration, the university had evolved from the Medicine College to a university with 7 institutes, 6 colleges, 2 technical schools and 10 service units.
Zeferino retired in 1978, but remained president of the Unicamp development foundation (Funcamp) until 1981, when he died of coronary problems.
==See also==
* [[Universidade Estadual de Campinas]]
* [[Universidade de São Paulo]]
==References==
* [http://www.unicamp.br/unicamp/a_unicamp/a_unicamp_memorias.html Memórias da Unicamp (in Portuguese)]
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[[Category:Brazilian physicians]]
[[Category:Parasitologists]]
[[Category:State University of Campinas]]
[[Category:University of São Paulo]]
[[Category:Brazilian educators]]
[[Category:People from Campinas, São Paulo]]
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