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Francisco Adolfo Coelho
1847-01-15 – 1919-02-09
Life & Legacy
Francisco Adolfo Coelho (Coimbra, 15 January 1847 — Carcavelos, 9 February 1919) was a Portuguese self-taught philologist and pedagogist.
He is known for his monograph of Portuguese dialects spoken outside of Portugal, being the first person to have recorded the use of Macanese Patois ("Patuá", a critically endangered creole language spoken in Macau), as well as his compilation of Portuguese folklore, Tales of Old Lusitania.
Occupation & Career
pedagogue, philologist, writer, university teacher, Romanist, linguist
Legacy Highlights
Employer
University of Lisbon
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q5483069 — wikidata View source
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