About Manuel Teixeira
Lived 1912 – 2003 (aged 91). Manuel Teixeira was a Portuguese linguist, historian, architect, adviser, manager and catholic priest.
Manuel Teixeira (April 15, 1912 – September 15, 2003) was a diocesan priest of the Diocese of Macao, a historian and the leading expert in the Kristang language. He authored A Grammar of Kristang, published in the 1950s. He lived most of his life in Macau, where he arrived in 1924 to begin studies for the priesthood, returning to Portugal in 2001.
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Who was Manuel Teixeira?
Jesuit linguist
When was Manuel Teixeira born?
Manuel Teixeira was born on 15 April 1912.
When did Manuel Teixeira die?
Manuel Teixeira died on 15 September 2003 in Chaves.
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Manuel Teixeira was a linguist, historian, architect, adviser, manager and catholic priest.
What nationality was Manuel Teixeira?
Manuel Teixeira was Portuguese.
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