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Ladislau Patrício
1883–1967
A doctor by training and a writer by instinct, he brought sharp humor and close observation to portraits of everyday Portuguese life. His work moves easily between medicine, public life, and literature, giving it both warmth and bite.
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Aquela Família: Tipos, caricaturas e episódios provincianos
by Ladislau Patrício
About the author
Born in Guarda, Portugal, on December 7, 1883, Ladislau Patrício studied medicine at the University of Coimbra and went on to build a career that mixed public service with literary work. He worked as a municipal doctor, later returned to Guarda, and also taught at the local secondary school.
He is remembered as a versatile man of letters: physician, essayist, playwright, short-story writer, and poet. His writing often drew on provincial life and human character, and he became known for an observant, sometimes ironic way of turning ordinary scenes into lively literature.
Patrício remained closely linked to the cultural life of his native region and is still remembered in Portugal as both a humanist and an author. He died on December 25, 1967.