Biographies
Here we list books and articles about the lives and works of Macanese and of others closely associated with Macau.
José Luís de Selavisa Alves – Obituary in The Hongkong Telegraph. The life of an eminent Portuguese
Gloria Barretto by Jason Wordie Her Hong Kong stories gave a glimpse of the city history
António Joaquim Bastos by Padre Manuel Teixeira. Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942 (In Portuguese.)
Henrique Botelho – by Jason Wordie. Obituary of a prominent Macanese, South China Morning Post
José Maria Braga – O Homem e Sua Obra Instituto Cultural de Macau, Arquivo Historico Bibliotéca Central 1993 (Cópia mantida na Biblioteca do Clube Lusitano, Hong Kong) (The Man and his Works. In Portuguese; copy held in Library of Lusitano Club, Hong Kong)
George Chinnery
George Chinnery by Patrick Conner.1744-1852, artist of India and the China coast. Antique Collectors’ Club, 1993 – The authoritative study of Chinnery
Chinnery: the man and the legend by Robin Hutcheon. Hong Kong, 1975. – Written by the distinguished editor of the South China Morning Post, this is a more readable and straightforward book than Conner’s major study. (There are five copies in Australian libraries.)
George Chinnery by Manuel Teixeira. Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1944 – The noted painter who did much of his work in Macau. In Portuguese.
Oscar Collaço, Short Autobiography
Ray Cordeiro
Frank Correa, Frank’s Story – Short Autobiography
Eduardo Liberato Gosano, Hong Kong Farewell. Autobiography. Greg England, (Publ.) Special Limited Edition 1977 (Copy held in Library of Lusitano Club, Hong Kong) Read Extract
Zinho Gosano
From Prison Camp to Priesthood by Penelope Forster. Seaview Press – A biography (Copy held in Library of Lusitano Club, Hong Kong)
The Life and Times of Father José “Zinho” Gosano – Memoirs of a sportsman, soldier, prisoner-of-war and priest
Return of a great survivor, A veteran who fought against the Japanese in Hong Kong South China Morning Post Sep 7 1995
Saturnino António and Secundino António de Noronha – The Noronha Twins by Alberto Maria da Cruz Guterres
Roger Lobo
Covert War Mission – An article by Jason Wordie in the South China Morning Post on Sir Roger Lobo‘s role in forestalling a Chinese takeover of Hong Kong.
Shrinking community still has big role to play in HK. (Article on his public service and private career.
Carlos Borromeu Lubeck, Autobiography
Macaenses Ilustres Galeria de Macaenses Ilustres do século XIX, by Padre Manuel Teixeira. Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942 – Gallery of Illustrious Macanese of the 19th Century. (In Portuguese)
António Alexandrino Melo, Barão de Cercal by Padre Manuel Teixeira, Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942 (In Portuguese)
Vicente Nicolau Mesquita
Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita by Pe. Manuel Teixeira. Tipografia Soi Sang Macau, 1958. (Biography of Mesquita.) In Portuguese
Amaral and Mesquita by Henry d’Assumpção on the turbulent period in Macau when the governor was assassinated and Macau seriously threatened.
Sir Albert Maria Rodrigues, Artigo no Bulletin of Club Lusitano of Hong Kong, 2017
Fernando and Fernanda Ribeiro and family. Família Ribeiro, by Peter Grills Pirion Digital, Fyshwick, ACT ISBN 978 1 74027 488 3, 2008 – Biography of the Ribeiro and Nolasco da Silva families. In English
Arnaldo da Silva
The Story of Arnaldo Frederico da Silva , by Jerome Da Silva – The Philippine Revolution: The La Salle Connection
Arnaldo da Silva, by Rolando F Villacorte – A Macanese who took part in the Phillipine rebellion
Pedro Nolasco da Silva by Padre Manuel Teixeira, Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942 (In Portuguese)
Gil Vasco Figueiredo Silva Autobiography
Pero Vaz Siqueira, by Leonor de Seabra
Henry Souza Life of a Veteran biography by Michael Souza Hermes [tooltips_category category=”My Wartime Experience”]
Luigi Vieira Ribeiro An Account of my war experiences and subsequent imprisonment under the Japanese
Augusto Maria Xavier A Hero’s ale Retold by Pinky da Silva – a short biography of Lt Augusto Maria Xavier, a decorated Macanese hero of the Vietnam war
Philippe Yvanovich My Wartime Experience 2009 – An edited version of a privately produced and distributed booklet
Biografias
Aqui listamos livros e artigos sobre a vida e obra de macaenses e de outros intimamente associados a Macau.
Bastos, António Joaquim por Padre Manuel Teixeira. Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942
Baptista Marciano António – por Joe Baptista. Artigo sobre o famoso pintor de Macau
Gloria Barretto por Jason Wordie- Suas histórias de Hong Kong deram um vislumbre da história da cidade
Henrique Botelho – por Jason Wordie. Obituary of a prominent Macanese, South China Morning Post (Obituário de um proeminente macaense)
José Maria Braga – O Homem e Sua Obra Instituto Cultural de Macau, Arquivo Historico Bibliotéca Central 1993 (Cópia mantida na Biblioteca do Clube Lusitano, Hong Kong)
Chinnery, George
Hutcheon, Robin, Chinnery: the man and the legend Hong Kong, 1975. – Escrito pelo distinto editor do South China Morning Post, este é um livro mais legível e direto do que o principal estudo de Conner. (Há cinco exemplares em bibliotecas australianas.)
George Chinnery por Patrick Conner.1744-1852, artist of India and the China coast. Antique Collectors’ Club, 1993 – O estudo autoritário de Chinnery
Teixeira, Manuel George Chinnery, Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1944 – O renomado pintor que realizou grande parte de sua obra em Macau.
Collaço, Oscar – Autobiografia curta
Cordeiro, Ray
José Luís de Selavisa Alves – Obituário no The Hongkong Telegraph. The life of an eminent Portuguese (A vida de um eminente português)
Correa, Frank Frank’s Story – Autobiografia curta
Gosano, Eddie Hong Kong Farewell England, Greg (Publ.) Edição Especial Limitada de 1977 (Exemplar conservado na Biblioteca do Clube Lusitano, Hong Kong) Leia o extrato
Gosano, Zinho
Forster, Penelope, From Prison Camp to Priesthood , Seaview Press – Uma biografia (Exemplar conservado na Biblioteca do Clube Lusitano, Hong Kong)
The Life and Times of Father José “Zinho” Gosano – Memórias de um desportista, soldado, prisioneiro de guerra e padre
Return of a great survivor, South China Morning Post
Guterres, Alberto – The Noronha Twins
Lobo, Roger
Covert War Mission – Artigo de Jason Wordie no South China Morning Post sobre O papel de Sir Roger Lobo na prevenção da tomada chinesa de Hong Kong.
Shrinking community still has big role to play in HK (Article on his public service and private career)
Lubeck, Carlos – Autobiography
Macaenses Ilustres Galeria de Macaenses Ilustres do século XIX, Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942
Melo, António Alexandrino António Alexandrino de Melo, Barão de Cercal by Padre Manuel Teixeira, Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942 (In Portuguese)
Mesquita, Vicente Nicolau
Arnaldo da Silva
Arnaldo da Silva, by Rolando F Villacorte – A Macanese who took part in the Phillipine rebellion
The Story of Arnaldo Frederico da Silva , by Jerome Da Silva – The Philippine Revolution: The La Salle Connection
Henry Souza Life of a Veteran biography by Michael Souza Hermes [tooltips_category category=”My Wartime Experience”]
Gil Vasco Figueiredo Silva Autobiography
Augusto Maria Xavier A Hero’s Tale Retold by Pinky da Silva – a short biography of Lt Augusto Maria Xavier, a decorated Macanese hero of the Vietnam war
Luigi Vieira Ribeiro An Account of my war experiences and subsequent imprisonment under the Japanese
Philippe Yvanovich My Wartime Experience 2009 – An edited version of a privately produced and distributed booklet