Leôncio Basbaum (born 6 November 1907- died 7 March 1969) was a Brazilian

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historian,

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and writer. Child of Jewish immigrants from

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, Basbaum was born and raised in the state of

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. He qualified as a medical doctor in

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in 1929 and became involved in the

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following his graduation, dedicating the rest of his life to the Marxist philosophy.BASBAUM, Leôncio. Uma vida em seis tempos: memórias. São Paulo, Alfa-Ômega, 1976.

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