Francisco Adolfo Coelho
Francisco Adolfo Coelho.
Born(1847-01-15)15 January 1847
Died9 February 1919(1919-02-09) (aged 72)
NationalityPortuguese
OccupationPhilologist

Francisco Adolfo Coelho was a Portuguese philologist[1][2] He is known for his monograph of Portuguese dialects spoken outside of Portugal and is the first person to have recorded the use of Macanese Patuá, a critically endangered creole language spoken in Macau.

References

  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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