Orlando Villas Bôas

Brazilian anthropologist (1914–2002)
Person human Q344246
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Orlando Villas Bôas

Summary

Orlando Villas Bôas is a human[1]. His place of birth was Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo[2]. He was born on January 12, 1914[3]. He died in São Paulo[4]. He died on December 12, 2002[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6] and sertanista[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Orlando Villas Bôas's place of birth was Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo[2].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas died in São Paulo[4].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas was born on January 12, 1914[3].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas was born on January 1, 1914[9].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas died on December 12, 2002[5].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas died on January 1, 2002[10].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas held citizenship in Brazil[11].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas worked as an anthropologist[6].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's professions included sertanista[7].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's field of work was ethnology[12].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's field of work was Indigenous peoples of South America[13].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[14].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas received the Founder’s Medal[15].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas is recorded as male[17].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas is part of Villas-Bôas brothers[19].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's Commons category is recorded as Orlando Villas Bôas[20].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's given name is recorded as Orlando[21].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Portuguese[22].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's sibling is recorded as Leonardo Villas-Bôas[23].
  • Orlando Villas Bôas's sibling is recorded as Cláudio Villas-Bôas[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Orlando Villas Bôas was born in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 12, 1914[3] and January 1, 1914[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6] and sertanista[7]. Fields of work include ethnology[12], a branch of anthropology[25] and Indigenous peoples of South America[13], an ethnic group[26].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[14], an order[27], in Brazil[28], founded in 1991[29]; Founder’s Medal[15], a science award[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1831[32]; and Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[33], in United States[34], founded in 1925[35].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 12, 2002[5] and January 1, 2002[10]. Orlando Villas Bôas died in São Paulo[4].

Why It Matters

Orlando Villas Bôas ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Orlando Villas Bôas born?

Orlando Villas Bôas was born in Santa Cruz do Rio Pardo[2].

Where did Orlando Villas Bôas die?

Orlando Villas Bôas passed away in São Paulo[4].

What did Orlando Villas Bôas do for work?

Orlando Villas Bôas worked as anthropologist[6] and sertanista[7].

What awards did Orlando Villas Bôas receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[14], Founder’s Medal[15], and Guggenheim Fellowship[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Gold Medal Recipients. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Orlando
    Field of work ethnology, Indigenous peoples of South America
    Sibling Leonardo Villas-Bôas, Cláudio Villas-Bôas
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