Raul Proença

Raul Proença (May 10, 1884 – May 20, 1941) was a Portuguese writer, journalist, and intellectual. Born in Caldas da Rainha, Proença earned a degree in economic and financial sciences from the Instituto Industrial e Comercial de Lisboa. He was a founder of the magazine Seara Nova. In 1927, Proença was exiled to Paris. Proença returned to Portugal in 1932. He was hospitalized for mental illness, but died of typhoid fever in Porto.

Raul Proença, mixed media on canvas

Proença was a supporter of Lamarckian evolution. He argued that Jean-Baptiste Lamarck was the true founder of evolution.[1]

References

Pereira, Ana Leonor. (2010). The Reception of Darwin in Portugal (1865-1914). Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia. T. 66, Fasc. 3, Evolução, Ética e Cultura / Evolution, Ethics and Culture. pp. 643-660.

External links

Raul Proença — profile from Centro Virtual Camões
Ecsola Secundária Raul Proença — secondary school in Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Works by Raul Sangreman Proençe at Project Gutenberg

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[1] Pereira, Ana Leonor. (2010). The Reception of Darwin in Portugal (1865-1914). Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia. T. 66, Fasc. 3, Evolução, Ética e Cultura / Evolution, Ethics and Culture. pp. 643-660.