Murílio de Avellar Hingel

Murílio de Avellar Hingel
Minister of Education
In office
1 October 1992 – 1 October 1995
Preceded byEraldo Tinoco
Succeeded byPaulo Renato Souza
Personal details
Born(1933-04-05)5 April 1933
Died4 October 2023(2023-10-04) (aged 90)
PartyIndependent
EducationFederal University of Juiz de Fora
OccupationGeographer
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Murílio de Avellar Hingel (5 April 1933 – 4 October 2023) was a Brazilian geographer and politician. An independent, he served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1995.[1]

Hingel died in Romorantin-Lanthenay, France on 4 October 2023, during a family trip, at the age of 90.[2][3]

Biography

Descendent of Germans and Portuguese, he graduated in geography and history from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (FAFILE) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, which he directed during Brazil's military dictatorship.[4]

He was Minister of Education in the Itamar Franco government from 1 October 1992 to 1 January 1995.[5] In 1993, Hingel was admitted by President Itamar Franco to the Order of Military Merit at the rank of Special Grand Officer.[6] He was awarded the title of honoris causa by the Federal University of Pelotas in 2008.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Galeria de Ministros - Ministro Murílio de Avellar Hingel". Ministry of Education (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 21 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Morre Murílio Hingel, ex-ministro da Educação do governo Itamar Franco". G1 (in Portuguese). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Morre Murílio Hingel, ex-ministro da Educação, aos 90 anos". Tribuna de Minas (in Brazilian Portuguese). October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ Pinho Neves, José Alberto (2012). Diálogos Abertos (PDF). Juiz de Fora: Editora da UFJF (Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. p. 13. ISBN 9788562136108.
  5. ↑ Galeria de Ministros - Ministro Murílio de Avellar Hingel
  6. ↑ Decreto. Brasil. 2 August 1993.
  7. ↑ "Grande Colar e Dr. Honoris Causa" (PDF). Universidade Federal de Pelotas. September 2023.