Renato Kehl

Biography

Renato Ferraz Kehl was a Brazilian pharmacist, physician, writer, and the primary proponent of the eugenics movement in Brazil during the early 20th century. He graduated from the School of Pharmacy of São Paulo and later obtained his doctoral degree from the Rio de Janeiro School of Medicine in 1915. His early professional career developed within the National Department of Public Health (DNSP), where he engaged in rural sanitation campaigns and sanitary education initiatives alongside public he…