Arno Wehling
Arno Wehling was born in 1947 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, son of Eugen Horst Theodor Wehling and Helena Wehling, born in Düsseldorf and Florianópolis, respectively. He is married to professor and historian Maria José Cavalleiro de Macedo Wehling, born in Belém do Pará, with whom he has published works and conducted research. He graduated in history from the National Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Brazil and in law from the University Santa Úrsula, obtained a doctorate in history from the University of São Paulo (USP), where he also did postdoctoral work. All his professional work was focused on academia, where he practiced teaching, research and management. He became full professor of theory and methodology of history at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and of history of law and institutions at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). As a teacher and researcher, he worked on the implementation and development of the graduate programs in history at UFRJ and UNIRIO and the undergraduate courses in archivology, pedagogy, law and history. He was also a professor in the graduate programs in law and philosophy at UFRJ and in law at