José Leite de Vasconcelos
José Leite de Vasconcelos | |
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José Leite de Vasconcelos | |
| Born | 7 July 1858 Ucanha, Tarouca, Portugal |
| Died | 17 May 1941 (aged 82) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Occupation | Ethnographer, author |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Period | 1881–1941 |
| Genre | Academic publishing |
| Subject | Ethnography, popular culture |
José Leite de Vasconcelos Cardoso Pereira de Melo (7 July 1858 – 17 May 1941), known as simply Leite de Vasconcelos, was a Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and prolific author who wrote extensively on Portuguese philology and prehistory. He was the founder and the first director of the Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology.