# Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão

> Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão was a Brazilian zoologist who is considered the founder of arachnology in South America, publishing 198 papers on the taxonomy of Arachnida. He was also involved with education, writing high-school textbooks, and contributed to biogeography, with essays on the distribution of Arachnida in the South American continent.

*Brazilian zoologist (1886-1948)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** Brazil
- **Born:** 1886-07-17
- **Died:** 1948-12-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

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