Murílio de Avellar Hingel

Murílio de Avellar Hingel (5 April 1933 – 4 October 2023) was a Brazilian geographer and politician. An independent, he served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1995.^[1]

Murílio de Avellar Hingel
Minister of Education
In office 1 October 1992 – 1 October 1995
Preceded by	Eraldo Tinoco [pt]
Succeeded by	Paulo Renato Souza
Personal details
Born	(1933-04-05)5 April 1933 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	4 October 2023(2023-10-04) (aged 90) France
Political party	Independent
Education	Federal University of Juiz de Fora
Occupation	Geographer
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Hingel died in France on 4 October 2023, at the age of 90.^[2]

Biography

Descendent of Germans and Portuguese, he graduated in geography and history from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters (FAFILE) of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora.^[3]

He was Minister of Education in the Itamar Franco government from 1 October 1992 to 1 January 1995.^[4] In 1993, Hingel was admitted by President Itamar Franco to the Order of Military Merit at the rank of Special Grand Officer.^[5] He was awarded the title of honoris causa by the Federal University of Pelotas in 2008.^[6]