José Leite de Vasconcelos
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José Leite de Vasconcelos Cardoso Pereira de Melo (7 July 1858 – 17 May 1941), known as simply Leite de Vasconcelos, was a Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and prolific author who wrote extensively on Portuguese philology and prehistory. He was the founder and the first director of the Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leite de Vasconcelos and the second or paternal family name is Leite Cardoso Pereira de Melo.
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José Leite de Vasconcelos | |
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Born | 7 July 1858 Ucanha, Tarouca, Portugal |
Died | 17 May 1941 (1941-05-18) (aged 82) Lisbon, Portugal |
Occupation | Ethnographer, author |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Period | 1881–1941 |
Genre | Academic publishing |
Subject | Ethnography, popular culture |
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