Chucri Zaidan (October 29 , 1891 – September 16, 1980) was a medical doctor in Brazil. He was born in the Ottoman Empire.
Chucri Zaidan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Chucri Zaidan October 29 , 1891 |
| Died | September 16, 1980 (aged 88) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, politician |
Biography edit
Chucri Zaidan was born in Damascus, Ottoman Empire on 29 October 1891 and then migrated to Brazil in 1925, leaving Syria. He settled in São Paulo. He became a naturalized Brazilian.
Zaidan studied in the Medical Sciences College of the American University of Beirut and graduated as a physician in 1916. He was one of the first foreign physicians to revalidate his diploma in Brazil where he practised obstetric medicine in Hospital Pró-Mater. He became popular for looking after the poor for free; his popularity led to his receiving in 1966 the title of Paulistano Citizen of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo.[1]
In his honor, the Avenida Ao Longo do Dreno do Brooklin received the name Doutor Chucri Zaidan through the Executive Order no. 18,226 of 22 September 1982.[1]
A metro station is also named after him.
References edit
- ^ a b "Avenida Doutor Chucri Zaidan" (in Portuguese). Dicionário de Ruas. Retrieved 24 May 2019.