José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta
José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta (variations José d'Anchieta, José Anchieta, José de Anchieta - b. October 9, 1832 in Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal, d. September 14, 1897 in Caconda, Portuguese Angola) was a 19th-century Portuguese explorer and naturalist who, between 1866 and 1897, travelled extensively in Portuguese Angola, Africa, collecting animals and plants. His specimens from Angola and Mozambique were sent out to Portugal, where they were later examined by several zoologists and botanists, chiefly among them J.V. Barboza du Bocage.
José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta | |
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| Born | 9 October 1832 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 14 September 1897 (aged 64) Caconda, Portuguese Angola |
| Education | University of Coimbra, Escola Politécnica de Lisboa |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, naturalist |
| Known for | Identifying new species of mammals, birds, amphibia and reptiles |
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