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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''', [[Grand Cross of Christ|GCC]] ([[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]], and is regarded as one of the period's leading [[historiographers]].<ref>Pinto, Antonieta Maria da Silva. ''João Ameal, o historiador do regime. Dissertação de Mestrado em História Contemporânea de Portugal'' (Coimbra, 2003).</ref> He is especially renowned for his widespread ''História de Portugal'' (History of Portugal), a multi-volume work first published in 1941 and awarded the ''Alexandre Herculano Prize'' in 1943.<ref>Various authors, ''Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil'' (Lisbon, 1983), vol. II, p. 276.</ref> |
'''João Ameal''' was the [[pen name|literary pseudonym]] of [[Portuguese]] [[historian]], [[journalist]], [[politician]] and [[author]] '''João Francisco de Barbosa Azevedo de Sande Ayres de Campos, 3rd Count of Ameal''', [[Grand Cross of Christ|GCC]] ([[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]], and is regarded as one of the period's leading [[historiographers]].<ref>Pinto, Antonieta Maria da Silva. ''João Ameal, o historiador do regime. Dissertação de Mestrado em História Contemporânea de Portugal'' (Coimbra, 2003).</ref> He is especially renowned for his widespread ''História de Portugal'' (History of Portugal), a multi-volume work first published in 1941 and awarded the ''Alexandre Herculano Prize'' in 1943.<ref>Various authors, ''Nobreza de Portugal e Brasil'' (Lisbon, 1983), vol. II, p. 276.</ref> |
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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]]. |
Revision as of 19:03, 20 July 2017
João Ameal was the literary pseudonym of Portuguese historian, journalist, politician and author João Francisco de Barbosa Azevedo de Sande Ayres de Campos, 3rd Count of Ameal, GCC (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, and is regarded as one of the period's leading historiographers.[1] He is especially renowned for his widespread História de Portugal (History of Portugal), a multi-volume work first published in 1941 and awarded the Alexandre Herculano Prize in 1943.[2]
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]