Francisco Adolfo Coelho Explained

Birth Date:1847 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Coimbra, Kingdom of Portugal
Death Place:Carcavelos, Portuguese Republic
Nationality:Portuguese
Known For:Tales of Old Lusitania
Occupation:Philologist
Pedagogist

Francisco Adolfo Coelho was a Portuguese self-taught philologist and pedagogist.[1] [2] He is known for his monograph of Portuguese dialects spoken outside of Portugal, being the first person to have recorded the use of Macanese Patuá (a critically endangered creole language spoken in Macau), as well as his compilation of Portuguese folklore, Tales of Old Lusitania.

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  1. Web site: Adolfo Coelho. João Leal. 2012-02-08. Centro Virtual Camões. Instituto Camões. Portuguese. 21 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120121062543/http://cvc.instituto-camoes.pt/conhecer/bases-tematicas/figuras-da-cultura-portuguesa/1278-adolfo-coelho.html. live.
  2. Web site: Adolfo Coelho. 2012-02-08. História da Língua Portuguesa em Linha. Instituto Camões. Portuguese. 30 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120130075805/http://cvc.instituto-camoes.pt/hlp/biografias/acoelho.html. live.