Pedro Nolasco da Silva

Pedro Nolasco da Silva
CvC
da Silva in 1908
President of the Municipal Council of Macau
Personal details
Born(1842-05-06)6 May 1842
Portuguese Macau
Died12 October 1912(1912-10-12) (aged 70)
Portuguese Macau
Spouse
Edith Maria Angier
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(m. 1868)​
Alma materSt. Joseph's Seminary, São Lourenço, Macau
OccupationWriter, translator, teacher, civil servant and politician
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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Nolasco and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Pedro Nolasco da Silva CvC (Chinese: 伯多祿·諾拉斯庫·施利華; 6 May 1842 – 12 October 1912) was a Macanese interpreter-translator, teacher, civil servant, writer, journalist and politician. Amongst other important positions, he was President of the Municipal Council of Macau (Portuguese: Leal Senado; Chinese: 澳門市政廳), founding partner and president of the Association Promoting the Instruction of Macanese (Portuguese: Associação Promotora da Instrução dos Macaenses, APIM), founder and director of the Pedro Nolasco Commercial School (Portuguese: Escola Comercial Pedro Nolasco), head of the Repartição Tecnica de Expediente Sínico de Macau (transl. Chinese Bureau Technical Department) and patron of the Holy House of Mercy (Portuguese: Santa Casa da Misericórdia; Chinese: 仁慈堂大樓) of Macau.


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