Alberto da Costa e Silva
Alberto da Costa e Silva was a Brazilian writer, historian, diplomat, politician, poet and africanist (1931–2023). He was born at São Paulo and died at Rio de Janeiro.
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Recognition and collections
Alberto da Costa e Silva received Camões Prize, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Commander of the Military Order of Christ, Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ, Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry and Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry.
Identity
What the record establishes about Alberto da Costa e Silva.
Alberto da Costa e Silva is recorded with the occupation Africanist. Alberto da Costa e Silva is recorded as a citizen of Brazil. Botanica aplicada á farmacia. 4a divisão, Dinoflagellatae (Peridinales, peridineae, cilioflagelatae) / Jayme P. Gomes da Cruz e Oswaldo A. Costa. is dated [1939] and held by Wellcome Collection. Anatomie scapigliate : l'estetica della morte tra letteratura, arte e scienza / Alberto Carli ; prefazione di Giuseppe Langella. is dated [2004] and held by Wellcome Collection. Tobacco control in Brazil / Roberto Iglesias, Prabhat Jha, Márcia Pinto, Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva. is dated 2007 and held by Wellcome Collection. Storia di uno scienziato : la collezione anatomica "Paolo Gorini" / a cura di Alberto Carli. is dated 2005 and held by Wellcome Collection.
A history of the benzodiazepines / by Jorge Alberto Costa e Silva. is dated 1999 and held by Wellcome Collection. Composition is dated 1936–37 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1978.404). Alberto da Costa e Silva is recorded as writer, historian, diplomat, politician and poet. Annaes paulistas de medicina e cirurgia. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Rotterdam is dated 1956 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1978.405). The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading.
Wellcome Collection records 668 objects associated with this heading. Antologia de lendas do indio brasileiro is dated 1957. Open Library catalogues 6 works under this name.
Reception
Alberto da Costa e Silva is recorded as having received Camões Prize, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil) and Commander of the Military Order of Christ.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 668 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Alberto da Costa e Silva: el mayor africanista brasileño (1931-2023), Procesos. Revista Ecuatoriana de Historia, 2024. Diálogo com Alberto da Costa e Silva: A participação africana na agricultura brasileira e outros movimentos e contribuições transatlânticas1, Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2020. Diálogo com Alberto da Costa e Silva: A participação africana na agricultura brasileira e outros movimentos e contribuições transatlânticas, Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2020.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 12 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
the recorded working language is Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish.
The field of work recorded is cultural history.
Membership is recorded of Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Distinctions recorded are Camões Prize, Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil), Commander of the Military Order of Christ and Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ.
Chronology
- 1931Alberto da Costa e Silva born at São Paulo.
- 1931Alberto da Costa e Silva was born on 12 May 1931.
- 1936Composition is dated 1936–37 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1978.404).
- 1939Botanica aplicada á farmacia. 4a divisão, Dinoflagellatae (Peridinales, peridineae, cilioflagelatae) / Jayme P. Gomes da Cruz e Oswaldo A. Costa. is dated [1939] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 1956Rotterdam is dated 1956 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1978.405).
- 1957Antologia de lendas do indio brasileiro is dated 1957.
- 1957Antologia de lendas do indio brasileiro.
- 1999A history of the benzodiazepines / by Jorge Alberto Costa e Silva. is dated 1999 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 2004Anatomie scapigliate : l'estetica della morte tra letteratura, arte e scienza / Alberto Carli ; prefazione di Giuseppe Langella. is dated [2004] and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 2005Storia di uno scienziato : la collezione anatomica "Paolo Gorini" / a cura di Alberto Carli. is dated 2005 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 2007Tobacco control in Brazil / Roberto Iglesias, Prabhat Jha, Márcia Pinto, Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva. is dated 2007 and held by Wellcome Collection.
- 2023Alberto da Costa e Silva died at Rio de Janeiro.
- 2023Alberto da Costa e Silva died on 26 November 2023.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Alberto da Costa e Silva, historiador da África, Afro-Ásia, 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Alberto da Costa e Silva: el mayor africanista brasileño (1931-2023), Procesos. Revista Ecuatoriana de Historia, 2024
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Diálogo com Alberto da Costa e Silva: A participação africana na agricultura brasileira e outros movimentos e contribuições transatlânticas1, Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 2020
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library author record for Alberto da Costa e Silva (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 11 articles naming Alberto da Costa e Silva.
open access index · Unverified
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The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Alberto da Costa e Silva.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 668 works naming Alberto da Costa e Silva.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2639446: Alberto da Costa e Silva
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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“Alberto da Costa e Silva”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
25,190 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
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