Teófilo Braga
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| President of the Provisional Government of the Portuguese Republic
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| Order: | 1st and sole
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| Term of Office | October 6, 1910 - August 24, 1911
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| Predecessor: | King Manuel II of Portugal (as head of state) António Teixeira de Sousa (as head of government)
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| Successor: | Manuel de Arriaga (as the 1st President of Portugal) João Chagas (as President of the Ministry [Prime Minister])
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| President of the Portuguese Republic
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| Order: | 2nd
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| Term of Office | May 29, 1915 - October 5, 1915
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| Predecessor: | Manuel de Arriaga
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| Successor: | Bernardino Machado
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| Date of Birth | February 24, 1843 | |
| Place of Birth: | Ponta Delgada, Azores | |
| Date of Death | January 28, 1924 | |
| Place of Death: | Lisbon | |
| Wife: | Maria do Carmo Xavier | |
| Occupation: | Lecturer of Literature Writer | |
| Political Party: | Republican (later Democratic) | |
Joaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga, commonly known as Teófilo Braga (pron. IPA /ti'ɔfilu 'bɾaɣɐ/; Ponta Delgada, Azores, February 24 1843-Lisbon, January 28 1924), was a Portuguese politician, writer and playwright. His debut in literature was "Folhas Verdes" (Green Leaves). He graduated in Law from the University of Coimbra and soon departed to Lisbon in 1872 where he taught literature. Of his literary career one can find book on history of literature, ethnography (mainly his search on popular stories and tradicional songs), poetry, fiction and philosophy.
Politics
Teófilo Braga became active in Portuguese politics in 1878, when he ran for deputy representing the federalist republicans. He occupied many posts in the structure of the Portuguese Republican Party. On January 1 1910 he became an efective member of the Politics Directory of the party joining Basílio Teles, Eusébio Leão, José Cupertino Ribeiro and José Relvas.
On August 28 1910 he was elected deputy for Lisbon and on October 5 of the same year, with the Proclamation of the Republic, he became President of the Provisional Government. His political career ended after serving briefly as President of the Republic, replacing Manuel de Arriaga between May 29 and August 4 1915.
Bibliography
Poetry
Fiction
Essays
- As Teorias Literárias - Relance sobre o Estado Actual da Literatura Portuguesa (1865)
- História da Poesia Moderna em Portugal (1869)
- História da Literatura Portuguese (Introdução) (1870)
- História do Teatro Português (1870-1871) - 4 volumes
- Teoria da História da Literatura Portuguesa (1872)
- Manual da História da Literatura Portuguesa (1875)
- Bocage, sua Vida e Época (1877)
- Parnaso Português Moderno (1877)
- Traços gerais da Filosofia Positiva (1877)
- História do Romantismo em Portugal (1880)
- Sistema de Sociologia (1884)
- Camões e o Sentimento Nacional (1891)
- História da Universidade de Coimbra (1891-1902) - 4 volumes
- História da Literatura Portuguesa (1909-1918) - 4 volumes
Antologies and researches
See also
- List of Presidents of Portugal
- List of Prime Ministers of Portugal
- Portuguese First Republic
- History of Portugal
- Timeline of Portuguese history (First Republic)
- Politics of Portugal
- Culture of Portugal
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