Alberto Artur Sarmento
b. 1878
army officer · historian · naturalist · teacher · journalist
Funchal-born infantry officer, writer and self-taught naturalist who wrote extensively on Madeira's history, geology and fauna, including works on mammals, fishes and ants. He taught natural sciences at the lyceum, secured its museum's natural-history collections in 1913–14, and contributed several articles to the Elucidário.
1Mentioned in
- Rifle range — Lieutenant on the special rifle-range commission formed after 1904.
- Ants — Author of a 1937 study of Madeiran ants cited as further reading.
- Fish — Army officer and naturalist, co-author of 'Os Peixes dos Mares da Madeira' (1934).
- Madeira in the African strongholds — Colonel and author of the pamphlet «A Madeira e as Praças de Africa», cited as a main source on the topic.
- Tokens — Army major who wrote on Madeiran tokens in the Diário do Commercio do Funchal.
- Vieira (João Fernandes) — Madeiran officer and historian whose 1911 study traced Vieira's ancestry and name change.
- Monaco (Prince of) — Translated the prince's chapter on the Deserta Grande and published it in the Heraldo da Madeira.
- Military garrison — Army major whose writings on Madeira's military history are cited as a source.
- Livestock — Lieutenant-colonel and author of the book Mamíferos do Arquipélago Madeirense, recommended on this subject.
- Mammals — Lieutenant-colonel and author of the booklet 'Mamiferos do Arquipelago da Madeira', recommended here for further reading.
- Lyceum Museum — Army major and natural-sciences teacher at the lyceum whose efforts secured the museum's natural-history collections in 1913–1914.
- Music — Concert performer of the 1860s.
- Flax (Linum usitatissimum) — Lieutenant-colonel and author of the chapter 'O Linho na Madeira' in the book 'As pequenas Indústrias da Madeira', cited as a source on flax.
- Savage Islands — Author of the pamphlet As Selvagens, frequently cited for the islands' dimensions, geology and history.
- The English — Lieutenant-colonel who wrote the 1930 newspaper series 'Ingleses na Madeira' on three centuries of the British colony.
- Funchal – I. Origin of the name — Author of a 1908 work quoted on travellers' first impressions of Funchal.
- Governing Junta of Madeira in 1847 — Author of the pamphlet 'Maria da Fonte na Madeira' on these events.
- Quincentenary of the discovery of Madeira — Member of the Executive Committee and a contributor to the centenary publication.
- Coinage — Author of an article on the island coinage quoted here.
- Stamped paper — Madeiran writer whose 1911 article in the Heraldo da Madeira is the main source for this entry on stamped paper.
- Desertas (islands) — Author of the pamphlet 'As Desertas' with valuable information on the islands.
- Fauna — Naturalist listed among contributors to knowledge of Madeiran fauna.
- Madeira (industries) — Lieutenant-colonel and author of the book Pequenas Industrias da Madeira, cited here as the main source on Madeira's small industries.
- Moors — Lieutenant-colonel and writer whose newspaper article on the Moors in Madeira is quoted at length here.
- Surprise — Army major who spoke at both 1921 ceremonies.
- Chorography — Army officer whose Corografia Elementar do Arquipelago da Madeira (1912, re-edited 1937) the Elucidário judges the most complete study of the subject.
- Poor Souls (chapels) — Army major and author who used the chapel's legend in a chapter of his book Migalhas.
- Folklore — Writer cited as a source on Madeiran folklore.
- Madeiran history — Author of As Dezertas (1903) and As Selvagens (1906).
- Pico (fortress) — Author quoted on the Moorish massacre and plunder of Porto Santo in 1617.
- Leopoldina (Archduchess) — Lieutenant-colonel and writer who published a pamphlet on Leopoldina's visit in 1943.
- Heraldo da Madeira — Lieutenant and editor of O Heraldo da Madeira.
- Machico (parish) — Author who used the legend of the furna de Cavalum in his book Migalhas.
- Nossa Senhora da Esperança (chapel) — Lieutenant-colonel who published a pamphlet on the history of the São Roque chapel.
- Seals — Author of Mamíferos do Arquipélago da Madeira, cited for further reading on seals.
2Chronology
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Alberto Artur Sarmento was born in Funchal.
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Alberto Artur Sarmento was commissioned ensign of infantry.
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Alberto Artur Sarmento published a work on impressions of Funchal.
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Alberto Artur Sarmento published his study of João Fernandes Vieira's ancestry and change of name.
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Alberto Artur Sarmento published his article on Madeiran stamped paper in the Heraldo da Madeira.
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Alberto Artur Sarmento published his Corografia Elementar do Arquipélago da Madeira.
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Natural-history specimens were acquired for the lyceum museum through Alberto Artur Sarmento's efforts.
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The Diário de Notícias of Funchal published Alberto Artur Sarmento's series 'Ingleses na Madeira'.
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Noronha and Sarmento published the study 'Os Peixes dos Mares da Madeira'.
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Alberto Artur Sarmento published his study of Madeiran ants.
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A. Artur Sarmento published a pamphlet on Archduchess Leopoldina's visit to Madeira.
