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Professor Othon Bastos (1936-2016): A man whose name is synonymous with erudition and generosity

2017; Thieme Medical Publishers (Germany); Volume: 75; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/0004-282x20170002

1678-4227

Carlos Augusto Carvalho de Vasconcelos,

Health, Nursing, Elderly Care

On August 7, at 4 a.m. in the morning, in Recife, Dr. Othon Coelho Bastos Filho passed away to his eternal rest. He was a beloved only son, born in Apipucos (Recife) in June 1936, in a medical facility that, in 1959, became part of the former University of Recife, currently the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). He was an outstanding student winning many awards, somewhat eccentric but friendly, an intellectual, a polyglot, a lover of the arts, culture, of [...]