José Emilio Goncalves Araújo

Background

Araújo, José Emilio Goncalves was born on September 8, 1922 in Rio de Janeiro. Son of Antonio Araujo Fernandez and Emerenciana Goncalves Araújo.

Education

Three children. Educated Universidade Rural do Brasil, Universidade Federal Rural do Sul, Pelotas, Cornell Univercity Acting professor College Agriculture, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 1946-1948, professor, 1948-1965. Professor Escola Agrotécnica Visconde de Graca, Pelotas, 1952-1960. Natural resources expert Inter-American Institute Agricultural Sciences, Organization of American States, 1965, director-general, 1970.

Director Inter-American Program for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform of Secretariat of Organization of American States, 1965-1970.

Chief soils section Instituto Agronomico do Sul, 1947-1950, director, 1952-1953, member permanent technical council on soils, 1958-1961.

Career

Acting professor College Agriculture, Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 1946—1948. Professor, 1948—1965, Escola Agrotecnica Visconde de Graca, Pelotas, 1952—1960. Natural resources expert Inter-American Institute Agricultural Sciences, Organization of American States, 1965.

Director-general, since 1970. Director Inter-American Program for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform of Secretariat of Organization of American States, 1965—1970. Chief soils section Instituto Agronomico do Sul, 1947—1950.

Director, 1952—1953; member permanent technical council on soils, 1958—1961.

Achievements

• José Emilio Goncalves Araújo has been listed as a notable soil scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Permanent Technical Council on Soils 1958-1961. Brazilian Society for Soil Science, Brazilian Geological Society, Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science, American Society of Agronomy, Latin-American Society of Soil Science, Institute Soil Science Association, et cetera

Connections

Married Laurinda Lopez Araújo, 1946.

Father:

Antonio Araujo Fernandez

Mother:

Emerenciana Goncalves Araújo

Spouse:

Laurinda Lopez Araújo