Eurípedes Barsanulfo, (May 1, 1880 – November 1, 1918) was a Brazilian

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and prominent spiritist

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. He is best known as the founder and first

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of Colégio

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, one of the first spiritist schools in the world.

References

* Bigheto, Alessandro Cesar. ''Eurípedes Barsanulfo, um educador de vanguarda na Primeira República''. Bragança Paulista: SP. Editora Comenius, 2007. * Ferreira, Inácio. ''Subsídio para a história de Euripedes Barsanulfo''. Uberaba, MG, 1962. * Novelino, Corina. ''Eurípedes, o homem e a missão''. Araras, IDE, 1997. * Rizzini, Jorge. ''Eurípedes Barsanulfo o apóstolo da caridade''. São Bernardo do Campo: SP. Editora Espírita Correio Fraterno do ABC, 1979. 1880 births 1918 deaths Deaths from Spanish flu Brazilian educational theorists Brazilian educators Popular education Brazilian spiritual mediums Brazilian psychics People from Minas Gerais {{Brazil-reli-bio-stub