Article Nº 2894 Writer, journalist or scholar Vol. III · p. 144
Pinto Coelho (Jacinto)
Jacinto Pinto Coelho (b. 1847), a Funchal-born primary teacher who became a customs official in Funchal, is noted as an elegant contributor to local newspapers, notably the Diario de Noticias.
He was born in Funchal on 7 October 1847 and is the brother of the preceding. For many years he was a private primary-school teacher, and on 18 December 1884 he was appointed temporary junior officer of the Funchal Customs House, where he at present holds the rank of sub-inspector. He has contributed to a great number of local newspapers, and more recently to the Diario de Noticias; his articles are commended by the correctness and elegance with which they are always written (1921).
People mentioned
- Jacinto Pinto Coelho b. 1847
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