Rego (Dr José Joaquim de Abreu)
Original title: Rego (Dr. José Joaquim de Abreu)
Madeiran mathematician and physician (c.1815–1847), trained at Coimbra, who came first in the competition for the chair of mechanics at the Escola Politécnica but died young.
He was born on this island around 1815. In 1839 he graduated in mathematics at the University of Coimbra (Universidade de Coimbra), after a course in which he obtained the highest marks, and was invited to become a professor, an offer he declined. He then graduated from the faculty of medicine of the same University. He entered the competition for the post of professor of the chair of mechanics at the Polytechnic School (Escola Politécnica), in which, through public examinations, he showed the worth of the lofty faculties of his mind and his profound learning, and he was placed first in the competition. He was appointed professor, but we do not know whether he ever actually taught the chair. His frail constitution, utterly exhausted by the excessive labours of the competition, had forced him to give up study, and he died in this city on 22 July 1847, aged little more than 30.
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- Funchal
City where he died.
The capital of the archipelago and seat of the principal captaincy, where settlement began; it was made a vila c.1451–52. Its bay, the widest in the archipelago, lies between Ponta do Garajau and Ponta da Cruz and offers sheltered anchorage, though its harbour had never been studied oceanographically. The Elucidário discusses it as a health resort with climate data and records the January 1906 disturbances, the Danish prince's visit in May 1846 and recent volcanic cones in the area.
- Polytechnic School
Portugal. Lisbon school where he won the chair of mechanics.
Lisbon school where he won the chair of mechanics.
- University of Coimbra
Portugal. Where he graduated in mathematics and medicine.
The University of Coimbra, in mainland Portugal, was supported by Madeira through tithes and attended by many Madeirans. Several of them graduated there, mostly in law, and others, such as António da Gama and Vitúrio Lopes Rocha, also taught there. Júlio Augusto Henriques held its chair of botany.
People
People mentioned · 01- José Joaquim de Abreu Regoc. 1815–1847
Madeiran graduate in mathematics and medicine from Coimbra, appointed professor of mechanics at the Escola Politécnica; died in Funchal in 1847.