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'''João Ameal''' was the [[pen name|literary pseudonym]] of [[historian]], [[journalist]], [[politician]] and [[author]] '''João Francisco de Barbosa Azevedo de Sande Ayres de Campos, 3rd Count of Ameal''' ([[Coimbra]], October 23, 1902 – [[Lisbon]], November 23, 1982). Both as an author and as a politician, he was active chiefly during Portugal's [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo]]. He is especially renowned for his ''História de Portugal'' (History of Portugal), a multi-volume work first published in 1941 and awarded the ''Alexandre Herculano Prize'' in 1943.
'''João Ameal''' was the [[pen name|literary pseudonym]] of [[historian]], [[journalist]], [[politician]] and [[author]] '''João Francisco de Barbosa Azevedo de Sande Ayres de Campos, 3rd Count of Ameal''' ([[Coimbra]], October 23, 1902 – [[Lisbon]], November 23, 1982). Both as an writer and as a politician, he was active chiefly during Portugal's [[Estado Novo (Portugal)|Estado Novo]]. He is especially renowned for his ''História de Portugal'' (History of Portugal), a multi-volume work first published in 1941 and awarded the ''Alexandre Herculano Prize'' in 1943.


A grandson of the renowned humanist and [[art collector]] [[João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos, 1st Count of Ameal]], he published over twenty books in various [[genres]].
A grandson of the renowned humanist and [[art collector]] [[João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos, 1st Count of Ameal]], he published over twenty books in various [[genres]].

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João Ameal was the literary pseudonym of historian, journalist, politician and author João Francisco de Barbosa Azevedo de Sande Ayres de Campos, 3rd Count of Ameal (Coimbra, October 23, 1902 – Lisbon, November 23, 1982). Both as an writer and as a politician, he was active chiefly during Portugal's Estado Novo. He is especially renowned for his História de Portugal (History of Portugal), a multi-volume work first published in 1941 and awarded the Alexandre Herculano Prize in 1943.

A grandson of the renowned humanist and art collector João Maria Correia Ayres de Campos, 1st Count of Ameal, he published over twenty books in various genres.

References

  • Respective entry at the Portuguese National Library Website [1]