Egler Chiari (★1934 †2020)

Abstract

On July 4, 2020, we said farewell to Egler Chiari, honorable parasitologist, globally renowned Chagas disease researcher, and, affectionately, "Professor" to everyone around him, especially students and staff. At 86 years old, lucid, and still contributing to the study of Chagas disease, he was suddenly taken by COVID-19. Egler Chiari was born on February 7, 1934, in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, where he lived his entire life. The son of Ervald Chiari and Cecília Chiari, Mr. Chiari married Cléa de Andrade Chiari, with whom he had two children. Later, he enjoyed a stable relationship with Lúcia Maria da Cunha Galvão, his partner until his untimely demise. He started elementary education in a public school-Caetano Azeredo-and completed elementary and high school education at Marconi school; he finished his basic education in 1955.