Alçada, Isabel

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Alçada, Isabel
Date of birth
1950-05-29
Place of birth
Lisbon (Portugal)
Field of activity
Portugal--History Children's literature
Occupation
Authors
Historians
Associated Language
por
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 2538467
Wikidata: Q3154816
Library of congress: n 84200816
Sources of Information
  • Magalhães, A.M. Uma aventura na escola, c1984:t.p. (Isabel Alçada)
  • As invasões francesas e a corte no Brasil, 2011:t.p. (Isabel Alçada) inside back cover (born 1950, Lisbon; has published books on the history of Portugal; also author of books for children and young adults)
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Wikipedia description:

Maria Isabel Girão de Melo Veiga Vilar (Lisbon, 29 May 1950), better known by her pen name, Isabel Alçada, is a Portuguese teacher, writer, and politician. As a writer, she is mainly dedicated to children's literature, being primarily known for writing the Uma aventura series of books with her writing partner Ana Maria Magalhães. Alçada has also held a number of education-related government-appointed positions, including coordinator for the working group that would conceive the Portuguese school library network (1995–1996), and commissioner for the National Reading Plan (2006–2009). From 2009 to 2011 she was the Minister of Education in the XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal.

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