Raul Proença
Raul Sangreman Proença (born May 10, 1884 in Caldas da Rainha , † May 20, 1941 in Porto ) was a Portuguese librarian, writer, journalist and intellectual.
Proença studied economics and finance at the Instituto Industrial e Comercial in the Portuguese capital, Lisbon . He defined himself as an idealist and a realist, and argued for a democratic socialism within a parliamentary system. Proença established himself as one of the most important intellectual figures in Portuguese politics in the first quarter of the 20th century. He was particularly distinguished by his continuous criticism of the system of the First Portuguese Republic , which was characterized by constant corruption.
Proença was involved in various intellectual movements, including the Renascença Portuguesa , founded the magazine Serea Nova (1921) and was part of the "Group of the National Library" ( grupo da Biblioteca Nacional ; from 1919 to 1926). In this context, Raul Proença worked for many years in the Portuguese National Library from 1911, where he rose to the position of technical director and worked closely with Jaime Cortesão , the library director.
Since he distinguished himself as both a critic of Sidónio Pais ' and of the military dictatorship , he was exiled Proença in 1927 in Paris. He returned in 1932 and was already suffering from a serious brain disease at that time, so that he was transferred to the Hospital Conde de Ferreira in Porto. Raul Proença died there of typhus in 1941 .
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| SURNAME | Proença, Raul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Proença, Raul Sangreman (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese librarian, writer, journalist and intellectual |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Caldas da Rainha , Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 20, 1941 |
| Place of death | Porto , Portugal |