George Agostinho (Baptista Silva) Baptista da Silva (1906 - 1994)

Born 13 Feb 1906 in Bomfim, Porto, Porto, Portugal

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Died 3 Apr 1994 at age 88 in Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Biography

George Agostinho (Baptista Silva) Baptista da Silva is Notable.

Summary: Agostinho da Silva was a philosopher, essayist, and writer.

George Agostinho Baptista da Silva was born on the 13th of February 1906 in Porto, Portugal.^[1][2][3] His parents were Francisco José Agostinho da Silva and Georgina do Carmo.^{[1] [3]}

Research Notes

• See source below^[2]
  • He obtained a temporary passport in 1944 for Brasil.
• See source below^[3]
  • George lived in Brazil from 1947 to 1969. This was due to his opposition of the Estado Novo (New State) regime.(See the obituary below for this source)
  • George's occupation was listed as a "writer" on his 1947 passport.
  • He had at least two children: Pedro Manoel Baptista da Silva born 28 Nob 1937 and Carlota da Silva born 25 Nov 1945.
• Obituary of Agostinho da Silva, Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee Democrat, 4 Apr 1994, p. 35, col. 2.
  • Agostinho was a rebel during Portugal's half-century of dictatorship.
  • He died on a Sunday in a Lisbon hospital after complications from a stroke. He was eighty-eight years old.
  • Agostinho was an emiment philosophy professor as well a an accomplished poet, novelist, and critic.
  • He spoke for students rights. He often used the motto "Man was born to create, not to work.
  • He was born 13 Feb 1906.
• Joanna Griffin, "Sailing against the wind," Obituary (London, England, The Guardian), 12 April 1994, p. 41, cols. 1-5.
  • Agostinho died at the age of 88. It was said that "the finite nature of his own life was itself an enigma." He was Portugal's most eminent philosopher, poet and writer.
  • Agostinho was born in Oporto, Portugal. He later taught at the city's university as well as several other schools.
  • After a long period of exile he became one of Portugal's most respected representatives. He had left due to the rightist dictatorship of Antonio Salazar, of the New State regime.
  • He returned to Portugal in the late sixties but didn't regain full citizenship until 1992.
  • Agostinho married three times and had eight children. He had withdrawn from the public for the last five years of his life. He suffered a stroke and was hospitalised in 1994. His companion at that time was Maria Violante Vieira.
  • Agostinho was born on 13 Feb 1906 and died 3 Apr 1994.
• Obituary of Agostinho da Silva (NY), New York, New York, Daily News, 5 April 1994, p. 402, col. 1.
  • He was Portugal's most eminent philosopher, poet and writer.
  • He died at the age of 88 from complications from a stroke.
  • Agostinho spoke 15 languages.
  • He was a rebel during Portugal's half-century of dictatorship.
• Obituary of Agostinho da Silva (CA), Oceanside, California, North County Times, 4 April 1994, p. 2, col. 1.
  • Agostinho was Portugal's most eminent Philosopher and rebel during its half-century dictatorship of Antonio Salazar. He traveled to Spain, France, Africa, Asia and the United States. He finally settled in Brazil where he lived for 25 years.
  • He died at the age of 88
  • He spoke 15 languages and was a poet, novelist, and critic.
  • He helped found five universities in Brazil.
• Bernardo, Luis Miguel. "Cultura Científica em Portugal," (Porto: Universidade do Porto, 2013), p. 166.
  • Agostinho da Silva wrote and published a set of notebooks or pamphlets that were grouped in series: A Iniciação (The Initiation), A Antologia (The Anthology) and À Vola do Mundo, texts for youth, many of which address scientific and technical topics.
• Sá, Victor de. "Agostinho da Silva" (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin, 1994), p. 21.
  • Agostinho was born in Porto, in the parish of Campanhã, on 13 February 1906. He was given the name of George Agostinho Baptista da Silva. He grew up in Barca d'Alva (northeastern border next to the Douro River), where his parents were transferred. In the French capital he was compared to Portuguese exiles, namely António Sérgio, Raul Proença, Jacinto Simões (father), Jaime Cortesão.
• Bernardo, Luís Miguel. "Histórias da Luz e das Cores, volume 3," (Porto, PT: University of Porto, 2010), p. 222.
  • In 1940 some collections of cultural information books appeared. Among them were notebooks written and edited by Agostinho da Silva (1906-1994). His full name was George Agostinho Baptista da Silva.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Batismo de George", 1906/5/6. Paróquia de Bonfim 1842-02-08/1911-12-30. Registos de baptismo 1906-01-01/1906-07-29, PT/ADPRT/PRQ/PPRT02/001/0075, fl204v. image m0204. Arquivo Distrital do Porto, Porto, Portugal. https://pesquisa.adporto.arquivos.pt/details?id=1523119 .
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8HG-93C www.FamilySearch.org] : accessed 14 July 2020), George Agostinho Baptista Da Silva, Immigration; citing 1946, Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Brasil, Cartões de Imigração, 1900-1965," database with images, FamilySearch (www.FamilySearch.org : accessed 14 July 2020), George Agostinho Baptista Da Silva, Immigration; citing 1947, Arquivo Nacional, Rio de Janeiro (National Archives, Rio de Janeiro).

• Wikipedia: Agostinho da Silva
• Wikidata: Item Q395537, en:Wikipedia
• “U.Porto - University of Porto Famous Alumni: Agostinho da Silva.” Accessed May 2023. https://sigarra.up.pt/up/en/web_base.gera_pagina?p_pagina=antigos%20estudantes%20ilustres%20-%20agostinho%20da%20silva .
• Agostinho da Silva Association: “Associação Agostinho da Silva.” Accessed May 2023. https://www.agostinhodasilva.pt/index.php/home .
• Vagrant Talks (Conversas Vadias) (Maria Elisa and Agostinho da Silva) - Ep. 1. Accessed May 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7JmgJ6wQKk .
• Documentary: Agostinho da Silva - Um Pensamento Vivo. Accessed May 2023. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRF9GcgivRE .