Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão

Brazilian zoologist (1886-1948)
Person human Q2445343
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Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão

Summary

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão is a human[1]. His place of birth was Campina Grande[2]. He was born on July 17, 1886[3]. He died in Rio de Janeiro[4]. He died on December 14, 1948[5]. He worked as an arachnologist[6], zoologist[7], entomologist[8], and biologist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's place of birth was Campina Grande[2].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão was born on July 17, 1886[3].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão died on December 14, 1948[5].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão held citizenship in Brazil[11].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's professions included arachnologist[6].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's professions included zoologist[7].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's professions included entomologist[8].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão worked as a biologist[9].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão was a member of Brazilian Academy of Sciences[12].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão was a member of Brazilian National Academy of Medicine[13].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão is recorded as male[14].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's Commons category is recorded as Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão[16].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's given name is recorded as Cândido[17].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's author citation is recorded as Mello-Leitão[18].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's work location is recorded as Minas Gerais[19].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[20].
  • Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão's collection items at is recorded as Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Arachnida, Myriapoda and stem-group Arthropoda collection[21].

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Origins and Family

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão was born in Campina Grande[2]. He was born on July 17, 1886[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include arachnologist[6], zoologist[7], entomologist[8], and biologist[9].

Death and Burial

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão died on December 14, 1948[5]. He died in Rio de Janeiro[4].

Why It Matters

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

Where was Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão born?

Born in Campina Grande[2], Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão…

Where did Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão die?

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão passed away in Rio de Janeiro[4].

What did Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão do for work?

Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão worked as arachnologist[6], zoologist[7], entomologist[8], and biologist[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/c-ndido-firmino-de-mello-leit-o
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_c-ndido-firmino-de-mello-leit-o_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/c-ndido-firmino-de-mello-leit-o}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status as a creator Q71887839
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  2. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation arachnologist, zoologist, entomologist +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q864503]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258356|batch #258356]]"
  3. 6w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Campina Grande
    Member of
    Citizenship
    Occupation arachnologist, zoologist, entomologist +1
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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