In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Leite de Vasconcelos and the second or paternal family name is Leite Cardoso Pereira de Melo.
José Leite de Vasconcelos Cardoso Pereira de Melo (7 July 1858 – 17 May 1941), known as simply Leite de Vasconcelos, was a Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and prolific author who wrote extensively on Portuguese philology and prehistory. He was the founder and the first director of the Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology.
From childhood, Leite de Vasconcelos was attentive to his surroundings, recording in small notebooks everything that interested him. At the age of 18 he went to Porto, where in 1881 he completed a degree in natural sciences and, in 1886, a second degree in medicine. However, he practiced as a physician for only one year, serving as a health care administrator in Cadaval during 1887.
Philological researchedit
His 1886 thesis, Evolução da linguagem (Evolution of Language) demonstrated an early interest that would come to occupy all his long life. His scientific training had imparted a rigorous and exhaustive investigative discipline to his work, whether in philology, archaeology or ethnography. He began the journals Revista Lusitana (1889) and Arqueólogo Português (1895), and founded the Museu Etnológico de Belém in 1893.
Early in his career, Leite de Vasconcelos turned his attention to the Galician language. In 1902 he published an article ("Vozes galhegas") in the journal Revista Lusitana, based on a manuscript entered into the National Library of Madrid sometime after 1843. In his Esquisse d’une Dialectologie Portugaise he characterized Galician as a co-dialect of Portuguese: rather than having arisen from Portuguese, Galician had developed as a related but distinct branch of the same Galician-Portuguese trunk.
In 1910 Miuçalhas gallegas was published; drawing attention to various aspects of Galician studies, it contained a brief discourse on the linguistic boundary between Fala and Galician, corresponding to Ribadavia, Ferreiros and San Miguel de Lobios in Ourense, much of Hermisende and Zamora—although the last of these is, strictly speaking, a separated or transmontane Fala.
Leite was somewhat hasty in collecting his Galician data; in most cases he spent only one day on his visits to Galicia, a marked contrast to the diverse data he had amassed on other Galician-Portuguese dialects. Despite his enormous talent and immense capacity for scholarship, perhaps he spent too much time on his other research and writing to avoid pitfalls on his Galician work. At the dawn of the 20th century a golden opportunity was lost, therefore, of applying the scientific precision of historical linguistics, in the hands of an authentic philologist, to the analysis of the Galician language.
Leite's legacyedit
On his death at 82 he bequeathed to the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia his library of about 8,000 titles, as well as manuscripts, correspondence, engravings and photographs.
Worksedit
O Dialecto Mirandez (1882)
Tradições populares de Portugal (Popular traditions of Portugal, Ed. Livraria portuense De Clavel, Porto, 1882).
Portugal Pré-histórico (Prehistoric Portugal, 1885)
A Evolução da Linguagem (The Evolution of Language, dissertation, Oporto, 1886)
Revista Lusitana (first series: 1887–1943; 39 volumes)
Religiões da Lusitânia (Religions of Lusitania, 1897, 1905, 1913; three volumes)
Estudos de Filologia Mirandesa (Philology of Miranda do Douro, 1900 and 1901; two volumes)
Esquisse d’une Dialectologie Portugaise (Sketch of Portuguese Dialectology, PhD dissertation, Paris, 1901)
Textos Archaicos (anthology, 1903)
Livro de Esopo (1906)
O Doutor Storck and A Litteratura Portuguesa (1910)
Lições de Philologia Portuguesa (1911)
História do Museu Etnológico Português (History of Portuguese Ethnological Museum, 1915)
Signum Salomonis (Solomon's Seal, 1918)
De Terra em Terra (From Land to Land, anthology)
De Campolide a Melrose (From Campolide to Melrose)
Mês de Sonho (Dream Month, a visit to the Azores, 1924)
A barba em Portugal (The Beard in Portugal, 1925)
A figa (The Gesture of Contempt, 1926)
Antroponímia Portuguesa (Portuguese Names, 1928)
Opúsculos (1928, 1928, 1929, 1931 and 1988; five volumes)
Etnografia Portuguesa (Portuguese Ethnography, 1933–1988, ten volumes)
Filologia Barranquenha – apontamentos para o seu estudo (Philology of Barrancos, 1940, ed. 1955)
Romanceiro Português (Portuguese Poems and Songs, ed. 1958–1960, two volumes)
Contos Populares e Lendas (ed. 1964, two volumes)
Teatro Popular Português (Portuguese Popular Theatre, ed. 1974–1979)
Xesús Alonso Montero, "José Leite de Vasconcelos en Galicia do ano 1970" in his book Lingua, literatura e sociedade en Galicia. Madrid: Akal., 1977 (Galician)
April 10, 2024
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In this Portuguese name the first or maternal family name is Leite de Vasconcelos and the second or paternal family name is Leite Cardoso Pereira de Melo Jose Leite de Vasconcelos Cardoso Pereira de Melo 7 July 1858 17 May 1941 known as simply Leite de Vasconcelos was a Portuguese ethnographer archaeologist and prolific author who wrote extensively on Portuguese philology and prehistory He was the founder and the first director of the Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology Jose Leite de VasconcelosJose Leite de VasconcelosBorn7 July 1858Ucanha Tarouca PortugalDied17 May 1941 1941 05 18 aged 82 Lisbon PortugalOccupationEthnographer authorNationalityPortuguesePeriod1881 1941GenreAcademic publishingSubjectEthnography popular culture Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Philological research 1 2 The problem of Galician 1 3 Leite s legacy 2 Works 3 See also 4 External linksBiography editFrom childhood Leite de Vasconcelos was attentive to his surroundings recording in small notebooks everything that interested him At the age of 18 he went to Porto where in 1881 he completed a degree in natural sciences and in 1886 a second degree in medicine However he practiced as a physician for only one year serving as a health care administrator in Cadaval during 1887 Philological research edit His 1886 thesis Evolucao da linguagem Evolution of Language demonstrated an early interest that would come to occupy all his long life His scientific training had imparted a rigorous and exhaustive investigative discipline to his work whether in philology archaeology or ethnography He began the journals Revista Lusitana 1889 and Arqueologo Portugues 1895 and founded the Museu Etnologico de Belem in 1893 At the University of Paris he completed a doctoral thesis Esquisse d une dialectologie portugaise 1901 the first important compendium of Portuguese dialects work that was later continued and advanced by Manuel de Paiva Boleo and Luis Lindley Cintra He also pioneered the study of Portuguese names with the work Antroponimia Portuguesa and studied numismatics and Portuguese philology after his 1887 appointment as curator of the National Library in Lisbon On the founding of the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lisbon in 1911 he was appointed professor of Latin and Medieval French The problem of Galician edit Early in his career Leite de Vasconcelos turned his attention to the Galician language In 1902 he published an article Vozes galhegas in the journal Revista Lusitana based on a manuscript entered into the National Library of Madrid sometime after 1843 In his Esquisse d une Dialectologie Portugaise he characterized Galician as a co dialect of Portuguese rather than having arisen from Portuguese Galician had developed as a related but distinct branch of the same Galician Portuguese trunk In 1910 Miucalhas gallegas was published drawing attention to various aspects of Galician studies it contained a brief discourse on the linguistic boundary between Fala and Galician corresponding to Ribadavia Ferreiros and San Miguel de Lobios in Ourense much of Hermisende and Zamora although the last of these is strictly speaking a separated or transmontane Fala Leite was somewhat hasty in collecting his Galician data in most cases he spent only one day on his visits to Galicia a marked contrast to the diverse data he had amassed on other Galician Portuguese dialects Despite his enormous talent and immense capacity for scholarship perhaps he spent too much time on his other research and writing to avoid pitfalls on his Galician work At the dawn of the 20th century a golden opportunity was lost therefore of applying the scientific precision of historical linguistics in the hands of an authentic philologist to the analysis of the Galician language Leite s legacy edit On his death at 82 he bequeathed to the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia his library of about 8 000 titles as well as manuscripts correspondence engravings and photographs Works editO Dialecto Mirandez 1882 Tradicoes populares de Portugal Popular traditions of Portugal Ed Livraria portuense De Clavel Porto 1882 Portugal Pre historico Prehistoric Portugal 1885 A Evolucao da Linguagem The Evolution of Language dissertation Oporto 1886 Revista Lusitana first series 1887 1943 39 volumes Religioes da Lusitania Religions of Lusitania 1897 1905 1913 three volumes Estudos de Filologia Mirandesa Philology of Miranda do Douro 1900 and 1901 two volumes Esquisse d une Dialectologie Portugaise Sketch of Portuguese Dialectology PhD dissertation Paris 1901 Textos Archaicos anthology 1903 Livro de Esopo 1906 O Doutor Storck and A Litteratura Portuguesa 1910 Licoes de Philologia Portuguesa 1911 Historia do Museu Etnologico Portugues History of Portuguese Ethnological Museum 1915 Signum Salomonis Solomon s Seal 1918 De Terra em Terra From Land to Land anthology De Campolide a Melrose From Campolide to Melrose Mes de Sonho Dream Month a visit to the Azores 1924 A barba em Portugal The Beard in Portugal 1925 A figa The Gesture of Contempt 1926 Antroponimia Portuguesa Portuguese Names 1928 Opusculos 1928 1928 1929 1931 and 1988 five volumes Etnografia Portuguesa Portuguese Ethnography 1933 1988 ten volumes Filologia Barranquenha apontamentos para o seu estudo Philology of Barrancos 1940 ed 1955 Romanceiro Portugues Portuguese Poems and Songs ed 1958 1960 two volumes Contos Populares e Lendas ed 1964 two volumes Teatro Popular Portugues Portuguese Popular Theatre ed 1974 1979 See also editNational Archaeology Museum Lisbon List of Portuguese peopleExternal links editBiography Portuguese Biography of Dr Leite de Vasconcelos PDF Xesus Alonso Montero Jose Leite de Vasconcelos en Galicia do ano 1970 in his book Lingua literatura e sociedade en Galicia Madrid Akal 1977 Galician Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose Leite de Vasconcelos amp oldid 1218035960, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
