Diogo Ramada Curto, the forthright historian
1959-2026: Full professor at FCSH-Nova and Director of the National Library of Portugal, he wrote dozens of books and articles; he was sincere and direct, sometimes controversial, but never boring.

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1959-2026: Full professor at FCSH-Nova and Director of the National Library of Portugal, he wrote dozens of books and articles; he was sincere and direct, sometimes controversial, but never boring.

A free spirit who did not align with cliques, Diogo Ramada Curto held himself to an enormous intellectual standard, especially regarding his own work, and was one of the most complete historians of his generation.

The aim is for “qualified experts” on the philosopher to revisit him as an “intellectual in permanent dialogue with science and the arts,” announces the Nova Institute of Philosophy.

Twenty years after the death of the thinker, who had a fundamental impact on our philosophical and scientific community, his books will be reissued and a colloquium will commemorate the man and his work.

Twenty years after the death of the thinker, who had a fundamental impact on our philosophical and scientific community, his books will be reissued and a colloquium will commemorate the man and his work.
