Francisco Adolfo Coelho

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.

Francisco Adolfo Coelho
Francisco Adolfo Coelho.
Born(1847-01-15)15 January 1847
Died9 February 1919(1919-02-09) (aged 72)
NationalityPortuguese
Occupation(s)Philologist
Pedagogist
Known forTales of Old Lusitania

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  1. ^ João Leal. "Adolfo Coelho". Centro Virtual Camões (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Adolfo Coelho". História da Língua Portuguesa em Linha (in Portuguese). Instituto Camões. Retrieved 8 February 2012.

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