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

Marciano António Baptista by Joe BaptistaArticle on Macau’s famous painter

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 

Biography – Interview by South China Morning Post

Article by Daniel Gomes in Lusitano Bulletin

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”]

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

Biografia – Entrevista do South China Morning Post

Artigo Daniel Gomes no Boletim Lusitano

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

Teixeira, Pe. Manuel, Vicente Nicolau de Mesquita Tipografia Soi Sang Macau, 1958. – Biography of Mesquita. In Portuguese
 
Amaral and Mesquita Article by Henry Assumpção on the turbulent period in Macau when the governor was assassinated and Macau seriously threatened.
Pedro Nolasco da Silva, Padre Manuel Teixeira, Imprensa Nacional, Macau, 1942
Ribeiro, Fernando and Fernanda and family – Peter GrillsFamília Ribeiro, Pirion Digital, Fyshwick, ACT ISBN 978 1 74027 488 3, 2008 – Biografia das famílias Ribeiro e Nolasco da Silva. Em inglês
Rodrigues, Sir Albert Maria – Artigo no Boletim do Clube Lusitano de Hong Kong, 2017
Siqueira, Pero Vaz  Leonor de Seabra

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

Philippe Yvanovich My Wartime Experience 2009 – An edited version of a privately produced and distributed booklet

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