Biography of Nise da Silveira

Nise da Silveira (* 15. February 1905 in Maceió; † 30. October 1999 in Rio de Janeiro) was a brasilianische Psychiaterin. She was 94 years old. She studied at Federal University of Bahia. She received 4 awards, including Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit. Her cause of death was pneumonia.