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Revision as of 20:26, 23 February 2013
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 (October 23, 1902 – November 23, 1982). He is renowned chiefly 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]