Evandro Chagas

Evandro Serafim Lobo Chagas (August 10, 1905 – November 8, 1940), was a Brazilian physician and biomedical scientist specializing in tropical medicine. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, the eldest son of Carlos Chagas (1879-1934), noted physician and scientist who discovered Chagas disease, and brother of Carlos Chagas Filho (1910-2000), also a noted physician and scientist who was president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Dr. Evandro Chagas died at an air crash in Rio de Janeiro on November 8, 1940, at only 35 years of age.

Evandro Chagas

Evandro Serafim Lobo Chagas (August 10, 1905 – November 8, 1940), was a Brazilian physician and biomedical scientist specializing in tropical medicine. He was born in Rio de Janeiro, the eldest son of Carlos Chagas (1879-1934), noted physician and scientist who discovered Chagas disease, and brother of Carlos Chagas Filho (1910-2000), also a noted physician and scientist who was president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Dr. Evandro Chagas died at an air crash in Rio de Janeiro on November 8, 1940, at only 35 years of age.