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Diogo Ramada Curto, a prominent historian, professor, and Director-General of the National Library of Portugal, has passed away at the age of 66, leaving behind a legacy of critical historiography and academic contribution.
More than just narrating the past, he questioned the conditions of its writing and its uses in the present. He leaves behind a demanding body of work, built against simplifications and easy consensus.
We need the powerful, critical, and creative example of Diogo Ramada Curto to continue to bear fruit among the new generations.
The work of Diogo Ramada Curto has a striking effect due to its diversity, its methodological reflection, and its intersections with various areas of the social and human sciences.
The journalist and historian of the Estado Novo regime died aged 77 after a prolonged illness.
Historian Manuela Mendonça died, aged 77, the institution's vice‑president Miguel Monteiro announced in a statement.
