NOTE OF GRIEVANCE: Earle Diniz Macarthy Moreira, rector of UFRGS between 1980 and 1984, dies

The Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences informs, with regret, the death, at the age of 96, of former rector Earle Diniz Macarthy Moreira. The professor served in the position between 1980 and 1984. The funeral services will be held this Wednesday, the 25th, in room 6 of the Santa Casa Cemetery (Av. Professor Oscar Pereira, 423, Azenha neighborhood) from 10am to 3pm, the time at which the final ceremony will take place. Due to his death, the UFRGS declared three days of official mourning.

Retired professor from the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences (IFCH), Earle, born in Camaquã, was a professor and historian with a long experience in higher education. Graduated from UFRGS, he joined as a teacher in 1956 and taught for more than three decades, also in traditional schools in Porto Alegre, and at the university he held different academic and administrative positions.

After retiring from UFRGS, he worked at PUCRS, where he was a full professor and co-founder of the Postgraduate Program in History. He developed research on Brazilian-platinum relations and the history of Ibero-American liberalism. He also collaborated with teacher training, was a consultant for the Federal Education Council and received several distinctions, such as the Santos Dumont Merit Medal and in 2010 he was awarded the honorary title of Citizen of Porto Alegre.

Official mourning is a symbolic and political act enacted as a sign of regret for the death of public figures, authorities or relevant personalities. It determines the raising of the national flag at half-mast in public offices, without causing interruption of services and activities.