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João Maria Tello de Magalhães Collaço
A Portuguese legal scholar with a remarkably short life, he helped renew the study of administrative law in Portugal and left behind a notable early work on constitutional law.
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Ensaio sobre a inconstitucionalidade das leis no direito português
by João Maria Tello de Magalhães Collaço
About the author
João Maria Telo de Magalhães Colaço was born in Lisbon in 1893 and died there on January 19, 1931. He studied at the Curso Superior de Letras and later earned a law degree at the University of Coimbra, where he also taught.
He is remembered as an important renovator of administrative law studies in Portugal. His best-known book, Ensaio sobre a inconstitucionalidade das leis no direito português, reflects his interest in constitutional questions and shows the serious, analytical style of his work.
After his death, he was awarded the rank of Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword. Reliable sources found for this overview did not provide a usable portrait image, so no profile photo is included.