Marcolino Gomes Candau
Marcolino Gomes Candau | |
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Candau in 1972 | |
| 2nd Director-General of the World Health Organization | |
| In office 1953–1973 | |
| Secretary General | Dag Hammarskjöld (1953–1961) U Thant (1961–1971) Kurt Waldheim (1972–1981) |
| Preceded by | Brock Chisholm |
| Succeeded by | Halfdan T. Mahler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 May 1911 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | 23 January 1983 (aged 71) Geneva, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Rio de Janeiro State University Johns Hopkins University |
Marcolino Gomes Candau (30 May 1911 – 23 January 1983) was a Brazilian doctor who served as director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1953 to 1973.
He did doctorate and other courses such as MPH, and FRCP before served at WHO.