Jose Maria da Silva Paranhos Jr. Baron of Rio Branco (April 20 1845 February 10 1912) was a Brazilian diplomat geographer historian monarchist politician and professor considered to be the father of Brazilian diplomacy. He was the son of famous statesman Jose Maria da Silva Paranhos Sr.. The Baron of Rio Branco was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters occupying its 34th chair from 1898 until his death in 1912. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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