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Ladislau Patrício
1883–1967
A physician by training and a writer by vocation, he brought sharp observation and human warmth to his books. His work often draws on provincial life in Portugal, mixing social portrait, irony, and sympathy for ordinary people.
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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 built a career that joined medicine, public service, and literature. He studied at the University of Coimbra, later worked in the treatment of tuberculosis, and became closely associated with the Sanatório Sousa Martins in Guarda, where he served in leadership roles.
Alongside his medical work, he wrote fiction, essays, and other prose marked by lively observation and a strong sense of place. Readers often remember him for books that capture provincial characters and everyday scenes with wit and attention to human detail.
He remained a respected cultural figure connected to his home region, admired not only as a doctor but also as a humanist and man of letters. He died in Lisbon on December 25, 1967.