About Edith Fanta
Lived 1943 – 2008 (aged 64–65). Edith Fanta was a Brazilian scientist.
Edith Susana Elisabeth Fanta was a Brazilian Antarctic marine biology researcher, best known for her work on preserving and protecting Antarctica. She was a professor at the Federal University of Paraná.
Early life and education Fanta was born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1943.
Fanta undertook post-doctoral research at the Institute of Radiation and Environment in Munich, Germany (1974–76), and at the University of Bristol, UK.
Career and impact She then returned to Brazil to the Fisheries Institute at São Paulo State University, before taking on a professorship at the Federal University of Paraná State (UFPR) in the Center of Marine Studies in 1980. She later moved to the Department of Cell Biology at the UFPR.
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Who was Edith Fanta?
Brazilian Antarctic researcher
When was Edith Fanta born?
Edith Fanta was born in 1943 in São Paulo.
When did Edith Fanta die?
Edith Fanta died on 7 May 2008.
What was Edith Fanta's occupation?
Edith Fanta was a scientist.
What nationality was Edith Fanta?
Edith Fanta was Brazilian.
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