Francisco Antônio de Almeida Júnior

1851 - 1928

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

genre: travel book, political literature, scientific literature

country of citizenship: Empire of Brazil

native language: Portuguese

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Latin, Portuguese

educated at: National Observatory, Escola Politécnica da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, University of Bonn

occupation: astronomer, engineer, university teacher, writer, chief of police, military personnel

award received: knight of the Imperial Order of the Rose

position held: commanding officer

Francisco Antônio de Almeida Júnior (May 4, 1851 – September 12, 1928) was a Brazilian astronomer, engineer and university professor during the latter half of the 19th century. Almeida was part of a commission tasked with calculating the stellar parallax of the Sun during the 1874 transit of Venus. Almeida was an important figure in the development of cinematography and he was the first known Brazilian to visit Japan and publish a book about his sojourn in China and Japan. Source: Wikipedia (en)