University of Coimbra

The University of Coimbra (Portuguese: Universidade de Coimbra) is a Portuguese public university in Coimbra, Portugal. It is one of the oldest universities in Europe and one of Portugal's most important higher education and research institutions. It is a member of the Coimbra Group, a group of leading European research universities, whose inaugural meeting it hosted.

Alumni

Notable Professors and Lecturers

Notable professors and lecturers at the University include:

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Nobel laureates

• Egas Moniz, (1874 - 1955) Portuguese physician and neurologist. He received many honours and international recognition, culminating with the 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.

Others

• Pedro Nunes, (1502 - 1578) Portuguese mathematician who is considered to be one of the World?s top mathematicians of his time.
• Carlos Mota Pinto, (1936 - 1985) Portuguese political figure.
• António de Oliveira Salazar, (1889 - 1970) Prime Minister and Dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968.

Notable Attendees

Notable persons who graduated from or otherwise attended the University include:

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• Zeca Afonso, (1929 - 1987) Portuguese popular singer, composer and poet, a remarkable left-winger with strong anti-fascist beliefs and action, with a huge role in the Democratic Carnation Revolution.
• Manuel Alegre, Portuguese poet and politician, born in 1936. A member of the Socialist Party of Portugal.
• António José de Almeida, (1866 - 1929) Portuguese political figure.
• José de Anchieta, (1534 - 1597) Jesuit missionary, apostle of Brazil, writer and poet.
• José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, (1832 - 1897) A 19th century Portuguese explorer and naturalist. (He dropped out of the University of Coimbra)
• Jorge Chaminé, Portuguese baritone born in 1956, Human Rights Medal from the UN and Good Will Ambassador of Music in ME (Music in the Middle East).
• Christopher Clavius, (1538 - 1612) German mathematician and astronomer who was the main architect of the modern Gregorian calendar.
• Almeida Garrett, (1799 - 1854) Portuguese romanticist and a writer.
• João Mário Grilo, Portuguese film director born in 1958. (He dropped out of the University of Coimbra)
• Bartolomeu de Gusmão, (1685 - 1724) Naturalist, recalled for his early work on lighter-than-air ship design.
• Aristides Sousa Mendes, (1885 - 1954) Portuguese diplomat, who fought against his own government for the safety of European Jews in the years before World War II.
• Manoel da Nóbrega, (1517 - 1570) Portuguese Jesuit priest and first Provincial of the Society of Jesus in colonial Brazil. He was very influential in the early History of Brazil, having participated in the founding of several cities.
• Marquês de Pombal, (1699 - 1782) Prime Minister to King Joseph I of Portugal throughout his reign.
• Eça de Queirós, (1845 - 1900) Portuguese novelist and short-story writer, one of the leading intellectuals of the 'Generation of 1870'.
• Antero de Quental, (1842 - 1891) Portuguese poet.
• Adolfo Correia da Rocha, (1907 - 1995) Portuguese poet, a writer of prose and a medical doctor. He adopted the name Miguel Torga as his pseudonym.
• Salgado Zenha, (1923 - 1993) Portuguese left-wing politician and lawyer.