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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 2012-06-01 human Christine Moje updated 2023-08-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005112b.htm person Andrade Edmundo Navarro de AACR2 1881 1941 Place of Birth Sao Paulo, Brazil Place of Death Sao Paulo, Brazil Agricultural engineer Ecologist Forest scientist Edmundo Navarro de Andrade studied at the National School of Agriculture of Coimbra (Portugal), where he graduated in 1903 as Agricultural Engineer. On returning to Brazil from his studies, he brought with him seeds of Eucalyptus globulus for planting. He joined the research team of the Jundiai Forest Garden in Brazil and had planted 32,000 eucalypts by 1906. In 1913 he visited Joseph Maiden in Sydney, bringing seeds of an additional 144 species back to Brazil. In 1916, work commenced on the Museu do Eucalipto at Rio Claro, located in the Navarro de Andrade State Forest and Park in Sao Paulo. The aim for this museum was to store and display artefacts and wood samples and become a knowledge centre on eucalypts. 19 August 1933 4 October 1933 Career event - Minister of Agriculture, Brazil 9 January 1934 18 February 1934 Career event - Minister of Agriculture, Brazil Museu do Eucalipto (1916 - )

The garden was established in 1909. De Andrade took up residence in the garden and established a eucalyptus research centre, named the Museu do Eucalipto, in 1916.

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 Andrade, Edmundo Navarro de (1881-19411231)

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 'Andrade, Edmundo Navarro de', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Andrade, Edmundo Navarro de Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Edited Book: Eucalyptus : the genus Eucalyptus Coppen, John J. W. Eucalyptus : the genus Eucalyptus London Taylor &​ Francis 2002 Book: Eucalypts: a Celebration Wrigley, J.; and Fagg, M. Eucalypts: a Celebration Crows Nest Australia Allen & Unwin 2010

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 Electronic Journal: Eucalyptus On-line Book and Newsletter Foelkel, Allessandra Eucalyptus On-line Book and Newsletter 2009 Eucalyptus Newsletter, Number 23, October 2009 23