Baron of Rio Branco (English name) José Maria da Silva Paranhos, Jr., barão do Rio Branco

Japanese: リオ･ブランコ男爵 - リオブランコだんしゃく（英語表記）José Maria da Silva Paranhos ,Jr.，barão do Rio Branco

1845‐1912
Brazilian diplomat, politician, and historian. Son of Senator Viscount Rio Branco (1819-80). Graduated from law school in 1866, he published his first book, Anecdotes of the Plata War, and later wrote many other historical works, including The War of the Triple Alliance and History of the Brazilian Military. He was a member of the lower house of parliament from 1869 to 1875. During that time, he accompanied a special envoy to Paraguay, which had lost the war in 1870, as a secretary, marking the beginning of his career as a diplomat. In 1876, he became British Consul-General in Liverpool, where he devoted himself to historical and geographical studies.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1845‐1912
ブラジルの外交官，政治家，歴史家。上院議員リオ･ブランコ子爵(1819‐80)の子。1866年に法科大学を卒業，このとき最初の著作《プラタ戦争の挿話》を出版し，以後《三国同盟戦争》《ブラジル軍部史》など多くの歴史書を著した。69年から75年まで下院議員。その間の70年に敗戦国パラグアイへの特使に書記の資格で同行し，外交官としての第一歩を踏み出した。76年にイギリスのリバプール総領事に就任し同地で歴史･地理研究に専念した。

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