Centennial Anniversary of Prof. Carlos Da Silva Lacaz (1915-2015)

Professor Lacaz was born in Guaratingueta, Sao Paulo State, Brazil, on September the 19, 1915. He attended primary and high school in his home town. He was a pupil of his own father Rogerio da Silva Lacaz, a teacher of mathematics, algebra, geometry and trigonometry, from whom he inherited his teaching vocation, his love of science and a deep sense of ethics. He had a sister and four brothers, all of them outstanding teachers in their fields. One of them was also a plastic artist and other a virtuose performer of “cavaquinho” (a small guitar of Portuguese origin). In 1943 he married Dinah Maria Martins, since then his inseparable partner, with whom he had four children.