Jaime Valfredo Rangel
Francisco Newton João Vicente da Piedade Jaime Valfredo Rangel (13 February 1897 – 6 July 1959) was a medical practitioner, director of Tipografia Rangel (Rangel Printing Press), president of the municipal council of Bardez (Mayor of Bardez) in Goa and a delegate to the International Labour Organization for Portugal.
Jaime Valfredo Rangel | |
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| Born | 13 February 1897 |
| Died | 6 July 1959 (aged 62) Bangalore, India |
| Alma mater | Escola Medico–Cirurgica de Goa |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, Portuguese literature, politics |
| Institutions | Escola Medico–Cirurgica de Goa Tipografia Rangel |
Throughout the course of his career as the owner and director of Tipografia Rangel, Rangel was responsible for the publication of thousands of books important to Portuguese literature and Goan literature and publication of Portuguese newspaper O Independente and the archives of Goa Medical College (then known as the Arquivos da Escola Medico Cirurgica de Nova Goa) for which he was the editor. Tipografia Rangel was one of the first private printing presses in Portuguese India and was a leader in the publishing of Portuguese literature in Portuguese India prior to the Indian annexation of Goa in 1961.