Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho

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John de Figueiredo

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May 27, 2023, 9:50:08 PM5/27/23
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Dear Victor,
Unfortunately Professor Rodrigues died in 2014. I sent his obituary because it describes his remarkable career. Another distinguished Goan who was a respected Professor at Georgetown University was Joaquim de Sequeira Coutinho. He was Professor of Portuguese, had visited Goa, and I had the pleasure of meeting him in the US. Here is his bio. The bio incorrectly says he was of Portuguese descent.
Many Goans distinguished themselves as Professors of Portuguese and experts in Portuguese literature outside Portugal. Vicente de Bragança Cunha was one of them.
Best regards,
John M. de Figueiredo
https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/554706


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fredericknoronha

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May 28, 2023, 4:01:27 AM5/28/23
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There's an interesting thread on Joaquim Xavier Otto de Siqueira Coutinho here:

Going back to 2019, with a lot of surprising pointers from Sandra Ataíde Lobo.
Don't miss it. You might be surprised by what you read there. FN

Victor Rangel-ribeiro

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May 28, 2023, 1:44:51 PM5/28/23
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Thanks, John, I'll try to be more 'awake' when reading my emails. Not easy, at my age!
Warmest regards,
Victor

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fredericknoronha

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Jun 3, 2023, 6:13:23 AM6/3/23
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Just to continue with this thread:

This Goan of Catholic origins features amidst Savarkar's "associates in armed revolution"
http://savarkar.org/en//Encyc/2017/5/22/Associates-in-Armed-Revolution.html

He was born in Badem, Salvador do Mundo.

More about his work via Geni.com:

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About Dr.Joaquim Xavier Otto de Siqueira Coutinho

https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/554706?show=...

A founding faculty member of the Foreign Service School in 1919, Coutinho spent almost 50 years at Georgetown teaching geopolitics, Portuguese, and geography. In 1955, Coutinho, Portuguese by descent, was honored by the Pan American Institute with the Distinguished Service Medal for his efforts to improve relations between the U.S., Brazil, and Portugal.

Most widely held works about Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho Pleasant recollections of Dr. Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho by Helen Coutinho( Book )

Most widely held works by Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho A Portuguese grammar by E. C Hills( Book )

21 editions published between 1925 and 1944 in English and Portuguese and held by 458 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Brazilian music and musicians by Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho( )

2 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 41 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

An outline of the history of Portuguese culture by Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho( Book )

5 editions published in 1964 in English and held by 35 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Bulletin of the Pan American Union. Vol. LXIV. [January-June, 1930.] by United States( )

2 editions published in 1930 in English and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Os portugueses na Etiópia by Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho( Book )

4 editions published in 1938 in Undetermined and Portuguese and held by 7 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Transportation: a service by Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho( Book )

1 edition published in 1968 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Bulletin of the Pan American Union. Vol. LXII. [January-June, 1928.] by United States( )

1 edition published in 1928 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Portuguese grammar. Rev. by L. G. Moffatt by E. C Hills( Book )

1 edition published in 1944 in Multiple languages and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

Residual safety hazards by Joaquim de Siqueira Coutinho( Book )

1 edition published in 1978 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

A protuguese grammar by E. C Hills( Book )

1 edition published in 1925 in English and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide

END QUOTE

As Sandra wrote in the Goa Book Club in May 2019: ""What many may not know is that a son of Goa played an important role in saving the manuscript of his book on the 1857 Revolt." That's very interesting -- who was it?" She was referring to Otto Coutinho!


According to Scholberg et al, Savarkar published a 232 page poem (probably a historical novel) *Gomantaka (Aitihasika Kavya) in 1934 under the pseudonym 'Maharashtra Bhat'. 
They translate the title of the book as *Goa. (A historical poem)*. Has anyone seen it or got access?

These two books by Savarkar (on Goa) seem to be rather different. One is a novel, and the other is a poem. Can anyone explain the connection?

Gomantak: a novel on Goa by Veer Savarkar

Gomantak (in verse)

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V M

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Jun 3, 2023, 6:24:15 AM6/3/23
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Incredible story. Thank you for sharing!

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John de Figueiredo

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Jun 3, 2023, 7:52:14 PM6/3/23
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His father, João António Valeriano Coutinho, from Aldona, was a graduate of Escola Médica and a public health officer in Cabo Verde. Like Dr. Socrates da Costa, he protested against certain injustices committed against Goan doctors. 
His sister, Maria Luisa de Sequeira Coutinho, was an accomplished pianist and writer.
It is not correct that he never returned to India. After he was settled and successful in the US he visited Goa and gave a lecture at the Instituto Vasco da Gama. I was a child, then, and cannot recall the topic, but I remember the lecture was well received and made the headlines of some of the local papers. 
Much later I met him in the US when we were both in Washington. He was a polyglot and he showed me his great collection of books on the history, language, and literature of Portugal. A real gentleman and scholar. I did not know about his political past and we never discussed politics.
Not much has been written about this distinguished son of Goa. Aleixo Manuel da Costa mentions his sister, but not him, in his encyclopedia “Dicionário de Literatura Goesa”.
John M. de Figueiredo 
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