Nise da Silveira

Brazilian psychiatrist (1905-1999)
Person human Q9050242
Nise da Silveira
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Summary

Nise da Silveira was born on February 15, 1905[1], in Maceió[2]. She died on October 30, 1999[3], in Rio de Janeiro[4]. She worked as a psychologist[5], psychiatrist[6], artist[7], physician writer[8], and psychoanalyst[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,767 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Brazil[11]
  • Educated at: Federal University of Bahia[12]
  • Award received: Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[13], Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit[14], Commander of the Order of Rio Branco[15], Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria[16]
  • Influenced by: Carl Jung[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Commons category: Nise da Silveira[19]
  • Cause of death: pneumonia[20]
  • Family name: da Silveira[21]
  • Given name: Nise[22]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[23]
  • Described by source: Women Pioneers of Science in Brazil[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Portuguese[25]
  • Subject has role: centenarian[26]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[27]

Why It Matters

Nise da Silveira has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] She is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Nise da Silveira born?

Nise da Silveira's place of birth was Maceió[2].

Where did Nise da Silveira die?

Nise da Silveira died in Rio de Janeiro[4].

What did Nise da Silveira do for work?

Nise da Silveira worked as a psychologist[5], psychiatrist[6], artist[7], physician writer[8], and psychoanalyst[9].

Where did Nise da Silveira go to school?

Nise da Silveira was educated at Federal University of Bahia[12].

What awards did Nise da Silveira receive?

Honors received include Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)[13], Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit[14], Commander of the Order of Rio Branco[15], and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . EcuRED. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bar', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'eml
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  2. 18w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbil id → silveira-nise-da
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  3. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Rio de Janeiro
    Award received → —
    Cause of death → pneumonia
    Instance of → human
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