Birthplace of António Gedeão - Lisboa, Portugal
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N 38° 42.623 W 009° 07.893
29S E 488562 N 4284647
This building is the birthplace of António Gedeão; a well known Portuguese poet and also professor, educator, researcher of History of Science in Portugal and popularizer of science
Waymark Code: WMD631
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 11/24/2011
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Rómulo Vasco da Gama de Carvalho (Lisbon, 24 November 1906 - Lisbon, February 19, 1997), was a chemist, professor of physics and chemistry in Liceu Pedro Nunes, an educator, researcher of History of Science in Portugal, popularizer of science, and poet under the pseudonym
António Gedeão. Pedra Filosofal and Lágrima de Preta are two of his most famous poems.
Considered as one of the most brilliant and talented Portuguese creators of the twentieth century, Rómulo de Carvalho / António Gedeão, went through all the turmoil and significant events of our century, which was reflected in the form of a spirit extremely marked by skepticism and irony, always present in his poems.
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In the building's facade there is a plaque, with the following inscription:
Neste prédio nasceu
a 24 de Novembro de 1906
Rómulo Vasco da Gama Carvalho
Professor e pedagogo,
divulgador de ciência,
investigador da história,
escreveu poesia, assinando
António Gedeão
Which can be translated to:
In this building was born
in November 24, 1906
Rómulo Vasco da Gama Carvalho
Teacher and educator,
popularizer of science,
researcher of History,
wrote poetry, signing
António Gedeão