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Sergio Correa da Costa
Sérgio Corrêa da Costa (1919-2005) was a Brazilian historian. He was born on February 19, 1919 in Rio de Janeiro, the son of Israel Affonso da Costa and Lavinia Corrêa. He received his law degree f...view moreSérgio Corrêa da Costa (1919-2005) was a Brazilian historian. He was born on February 19, 1919 in Rio de Janeiro, the son of Israel Affonso da Costa and Lavinia Corrêa. He received his law degree from the University of Brazil in 1943, and completed post-graduate studies in History, Economics and Economic Geography at the University of California in 1950. He also attended the Higher School of War (ESG), an institute of higher studies of Politics, Defense and Strategy and member of the Ministry of Defense of Brazil, in 1951. He began his diplomatic career in 1939 and rose through the ranks. He served as adjunct consul in Buenos Aires, minister in Rome, ambassador to London and Washington, D.C., and as Brazil’s representative to the United Nations. On March 8, 1966 he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal. He was Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1967 and 1968. Following his retirement, he settled in Paris, France. He died of cancer in Rio de Janeiro on September 29, 2005, aged 86.
Samuel Putnam (1892-1950) was an American translator and scholar of Romance languages. His most famous work is his 1949 English translation of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote. He was the son of Hilary Whitehall Putnam (1926-2016), a noted American philosopher. Samuel Putnam died in his home in New Jersey on January 15, 1950, aged of 57.view less
Books by Sergio Correa da Costa
Every Inch a King: A Biography of Dom Pedro I, First Emperor of Brazil