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João José de Sousa Telles
1826–1903
A Portuguese writer, editor, and pharmacist, he wrote with a practical eye for everyday learning and public education. He is best known today for works like Ensino intuitivo, which brought ideas about teaching and childhood instruction to a broad readership.
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Ensino intuitivo livro destinado às mães e paes de familia e às professoras e professores de instrucção primária
by João José de Sousa Telles
About the author
Born in Lisbon in 1826 and dying in 1903, João José de Sousa Telles worked across several fields at once: literature, popular education, and the pharmaceutical sciences. Sources describe him as having studied at the Escola Politécnica in Lisbon and receiving his degree from the Escola de Farmácia, a background that helps explain the clear, instructive tone of much of his writing.
He published not only books but also editorial and periodical work. He was connected with the Jornal de pharmacia e sciencias accessorias, and booksellers' and library records credit him with editing the Annuario portuguez scientifico, litterario e artistico. That mix of science, letters, and public instruction suggests an author deeply interested in making knowledge useful and accessible.
Readers are most likely to encounter him through Ensino intuitivo, a work addressed to families and primary-school teachers. In it, he argues for a more direct, experience-based style of learning rather than mere memorization, which gives his work a lively sense of purpose even now.