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U.Porto Memory

Teachers and students of the first Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto

Ângelo Pinto Ribeiro

	1886-1936 Teacher and Writer

He was born in Angra do Heroísmo on 7 January 1886, and studied at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Lisbon, first in the German Philology course and later he took his BSc in Philosophy, which he completed in the academic year 1916-1917 with the final mark of 12 out of 20. In the early years of the Republican regime, he was appointed for the position of administrator of the Praia da Vitória council (1911) and of Angra do Heroísmo (1911-1912), in his native island, Terceira, Açores.

Having chosen a teaching career as his profession, he taught at the Lisbon Primary School and was then invited to work as a Contract Teacher of the 3^rd Group (German Philology) at the First Faculty of Arts of the University. He took up office on 20 November 1921, two years after signing the contract he was appointed Ordinary Professor (24 November 1923), and then rose to the rank of Full Professor after the Reform in 1926. He remained in office until the closing of the Faculty at the end of the academic year 1930-1931. During this period, he was responsible for the chairs of German Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, Practical Course of German and Comparative Grammar of German Languages, and taught General History of Civilization, History of Portugal, Medieval History and Modern and Contemporary History, as the teaching staff members gradually left the Faculty.

By decision of the School Board of the First Faculty of Arts he was awarded the degree of Doctor in Letters – German Philology on 19 April 1926, having also assumed the administrative functions of Secretary (1926-1930), Librarian (1930-1931) and representative in the University Senate (1931).

When his university teaching career at the University of Porto came to an end, he became an attaché until he was placed as primary school teacher in Passos Manuel School (in the Carmo school department). He also taught at other Lisbon high schools. He died in Lisbon on 5 October 1936.
(Universidade Digital / Gestão de Informação, 2008)