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Josué de Castro

Josué de Castro, Brazilian physician, geographer, and activist (died 1973)

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Born
September 5, 1908
Died
September 24, 1973
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1908

About Josué de Castro

Josué de Castro, born Josué Apolônio de Castro (5 September 1908 – 24 September 1973), was a Brazilian physician, nutritionist, geographer, writer, public administrator, and activist against world hunger. His book Geopolitics of Hunger was granted The Franklin D. Roosevelt Foundation Award in 1952 and the 1954 International Peace Prize. He was chairman of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). His disappointing experiences at FAO pushed him to become involved in the movement for world government, seeing it as the only viable solution to world hunger.

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The world when Josué de Castro was born

Josué de Castro was born in 1908. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1908

  • Best-selling book"Mr. Crewe's Career" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentChicago Cubs win World Series
  • Top headlineFord Model T goes on sale — $850
  • Technology milestoneFord Model T — affordable automobile for the masses
  • Defining fadAutomobile craze
  • World population~1.68B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population87.4M

1908 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Josué de Castro's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19082026
Population87.4M341 million

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