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Dr Teotonio R de Souza (72), noted Goan and Indo-Portuguese historian and founder-director of the Xavier Centre of Historical Research (XCHR) at Alto Porvorim, passed away in Lisbon-Portugal on Wednesday.
Born in Moira on February 18, 1947, Dr de Souza was based in Portugal since 1995 and was Head and Chair, Department of History in the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias from 1999-2014.
He was a fellow of the Portuguese Academy of History since 1983, and of the Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa since 2000.
De Souza was the author and editor of many books and research papers, in both Portuguese and English. He was also a columnist for The Goan and other publications. He was a professor and guide of PhD students in Lisbon and Goa, and moderator of the Goa Research Net for many years.
On his 60th birthday, de Souza was felicitated with a festschrift titled, ‘Metahistory: History questioning History’, containing personal tributes and 43 research papers contributed by historians and social scientists from the world over. The Lusophone University of Lisbon awarded him its Gold Medal of Merit on the same occasion, in recognition of his research, teaching, and critical appreciation and promotion of Lusophony.
He belonged to the Goan Jesuits for twenty-six years. In 1995, he decided to leave, with dispensation from the Holy See and was awarded Portuguese nationality in 1995.
His family have confirmed via friends in Goa and Lisbon that his funeral is to be held in Lisbon on Saturday.
