Alberto Iria
Joaquim Alberto Iria Júnior (born December 27, 1909 in Olhão on the Algarve , Portugal ; † February 24, 1992 in Paço de Arcos near Lisbon , Portugal) was a Portuguese historian and archivist.
Life
After attending high school in Faro , he studied history, philosophy, literary studies and librarianship at the University of Lisbon and the University of Coimbra until 1936, and did his doctorate on the history of the French invasion of General Andoche Junot in the Algarve in 1808. After that, he worked initially as archivist in the Ministry of Finance and in the National Library.
From 1946 to 1975 he was director of the Colonial Archives ( Historisches Übersee-Archiv ), together with the Ministry of Finance, he organized several special and anniversary exhibitions. He then became a member of the Academy of Sciences in Lisbon and, in 1984, Vice-President of the National Academy of History (1987 Honorary President).
Iria was the " Commander " of the Order of the Southern Cross and was considered a specialist in the history of his home region, the Algarve .
Fonts
A list of publications can be found in: Mário Alberto Nunes Costa: Elogio do Dr. Alberto Iria. Academia Portuguesa da História, Lisboa 1994, compiled by Fernando Calapez Corrêa.
literature
- Iria, Joaquim Alberto. In: Glória Maria Marreiros: Quem foi quem? 200 Algarvios do Século XX. Colibri, Lisboa 2000, pp. 263-264.
source
- Alberto Iria. In: olhaocubista.pt. APOS, Associação de Valorização do Património Cultural e Ambiental de Olhão
Individual evidence
- ^ Bibliografia Alberto Iria. In: olhaocubista.pt. Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Iria, Alberto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Iria Júnior, Joaquim Alberto (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese historian and archivist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Olhão in the Algarve , Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 24, 1992 |
| Place of death | Paço de Arcos near Lisbon , Portugal |