Person anthropologist teacher director of the Casa Pia
António Aurélio da Costa Ferreira
1879–1922
anthropologist · teacher · director of the Casa Pia · minister of finance
Funchal-born anthropologist, teacher, director of the Casa Pia and minister of finance, regarded as Portugal's leading physical anthropologist of his day. He died by suicide in Lourenço Marques in 1922, and a Funchal street was renamed after him.
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- Soares (Urbano Canuto) — Co-author with Soares of a study of Casa Pia school slang.
- Ribeirinho (street) — Person after whom Rua do Carmo was renamed.
- Ministers of State — Madeiran who served as a minister of state.
2Chronology
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António Aurélio da Costa Ferreira was born in Funchal.
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António Aurélio da Costa Ferreira presented a memoir on Portuguese cranial capacity to the Anthropological Society of Paris.
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António Aurélio da Costa Ferreira published 'Cranios Portugueses'.
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António Aurélio da Costa Ferreira lectured on the Portuguese people from an anthropological viewpoint at the Lisbon Geographical Society.
3Places mentioned
Abroad