Historian António Borges Coelho, professor, writer, researcher, anti-fascist fighter, died today at the age of 97, the Caminho editorial agency told Lusa.
According to the same source, Borges Coelho died in a support health unit, on the outskirts of Lisbon, where he was being monitored, following a respiratory infection.
Born in Murça, in Trás-os-Montes, where he was born on October 7, 1928, Borges Coelho received the University of Lisbon Prize in 2018, the institution where he was a student and professor.
The jury, chaired by the then rector António Cruz Serra, justified the distinction due to his “unique path in Portuguese historiography” and “innovative work”.
In addition to highlighting the “relevance of his scientific career” and the fact that he was persecuted “many times in adverse circumstances” during the dictatorship, the jury highlighted the great erudition and accessibility of Borges Coelho’s work and “his commitment to culture and language”.
“History is a dangerous science”, said the historian in an interview with the Lusa agency, in October 2018.
“I’m a full professor, that’s right, but I’m a normal citizen and I like to feel like a citizen like others”, he declared, saying he was happy with the tributes he received, when organized by “friends and sincere people”.
“I’m happy when people think I’ve done something useful,” he said.
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