Lisbon Geographic Society

The Lisbon Geographic Society (Portuguese: Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa) is a Portuguese scientific society created in Lisbon in the year of 1875, aiming to "promote and assist the study and progress of geography and related sciences in Portugal."

Lisbon Geographic Society
Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa
FormationNovember 10, 1875 (1875-11-10)
TypeLearned society
HeadquartersRua das Portas de Santo Antão, 100 1150-269 Lisboa, Portugal
President
Luís Aires Barros
Websitewww.socgeografialisboa.pt

The Society was created in the context of the European movement of exploration and colonization, having its activity particular emphasis in the exploration of the African Continent.[1]

History
President Manuel Teixeira Gomes visiting the society in 1923.
Headquarters of the Lisbon Geographic Society in Arroios, Lisbon.

On 10 November 1875, a group of 74 subscribers petition King Luís I of Portugal the creation of a society, to be called Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa, with the objective to "promote and assist the study and progress of geography and related sciences in the country."

Two early subscribers were Luciano Cordeiro and Teófilo Braga, among many other intellectuals, journalists, and politicians of that time.[1]

The Society's goals were to organize conferences and scientific congresses, and grant funds destined to exploration trips and scientific investigation.

In December 1876, the Society initiated the publication of the Boletim da Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa (Lisbon's Geographic Society Bulletin), still in force today.

Presidents

Presidents of the society have included:[2](pt)

  • Januário Correia de Almeida, 1876-1877
  • José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, 1877-1883
  • António Augusto de Aguiar, 1884-1887
  • Francisco Maria da Cunha, 1888-1890
  • António Pereira Sampaio, 1891-1893
  • Francisco Ferreira do Amaral, 1894-1908
  • Zózimo Consiglieri Pedroso, 1909-1910
  • Bernardino Machado, 1910-1912
  • Anselmo Braamcamp Freire, 1913-1921
  • Vicente d’Almeida d’Eça, 1922-1924
  • Tomás Garcia Rosado, 1925-1926
  • Pedro José da Cunha, 1927-1928
  • José Capelo Franco Frazão, Conde Penha Garcia, 1928-1940
  • João de Azevedo Coutinho, 1940-1944
  • Manuel Moreira Júnior, 1945-1952
  • António Mendes Correia, 1952-1960
  • Ruy Enes Ulrich, 1960-1964
  • Adriano Moreira, 1964-1974
  • Fernando Fonseca, 1975-1978
  • Barahona Fernandes, 1978-1983
  • Henrique Serra Brandão, 1983-1988
  • António de Sousa Leitão, 1988-2000
  • Luís Aires Barros, 2000–present

References
  1. José Timoteo Montalvão Machado (1981). "Luciano Cordeiro" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Cm-mirandela.pt. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  2. "Presidentes". Socgeografialisboa.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 15 November 2017.



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