Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is da Cunha and the second or paternal family name is Rivara.

Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara
Rivara in c. 1855
Born23 June 1809
Arraiolos, Kingdom of Portugal
Died20 February 1879(1879-02-20) (aged 69)
Évora, Kingdom of Portugal
Occupations
  • Physician
  • professor
  • intellectual
  • politician

Joaquim Heliodoro da Cunha Rivara (23 June 1809 – 20 February 1879) was a Portuguese physician, professor, intellectual and politician. He excelled as a scholar of the history of the Portuguese presence in India and as a champion of the Konkani language.

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