Diogo Soares (1684–1748)

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Biographical data

1684 724 Born in Lisbon
1701 724 Entered the Society of Jesus in Lisbon
1748 724 Died in Goiás

Education

1703 – 1707 724 Studied philosophy in Coimbra
1707 – 1709 724 Studied mathematics in Coimbra
724 Studied theology in Coimbra

Career

1713 – 1715 724 Teacher of mathematics in Coimbra
1721 – 1722 724 Teacher of mathematics in Lisbon
1722 – 1726 724 Teacher of philosophy in Évora
1726 – 1728 724 Teacher of moral theology in Lisbon
1729 – 1748 724 Missionary in Brazil
724 Occupied himself with astronomy, cartography, geography, natural sciences, botany, topography, fieldwork
724 Various offices

Relations

724 Soares and Capassi were sent to Brazil as cartographers by the Spanish King Juan V

Alternate names

Diego Soares

Related subjects

Philosophy Theology Mathematics Astronomy Moral theology Cartography Geography Natural sciences Botany Topography Fieldwork

Relations

Domenico Capassi

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Sources

724 Vaz de Carvalho, J. (2001): “Soares, Diogo”. In: Diccionario histórico de la Compañía de Jesús. Ed. by Charles O'Neill, Universidad Pontifica Comillas, Madrid, pp. 3592-3593.

Recommended Citation

Diogo Soares (1684–1748). In: Jesuit Science Network, version 03/11/2018. URL: http://jsn.soohwalee.com/p/1013/.