Emilio Willems

Emilo or Emilio Willems (18 August 1905 – 19 November 1997) was a German sociologist and anthropologist based in Brazil and, later on, in the United States.

During the 1940s, Willems made significant contributions to the institutionalization of sociological and anthropologic studies in Brazil. In 1941, at the invite of , Willems was the first anthropology lecturer at the University of São Paulo, where his classes would become obligatory for students of the social sciences. He played a major role in the graduation of the first generations of Brazilian anthropologists and sociologists. Provided by Wikipedia