Carlos Ribeiro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Carlos Ribeiro

Portuguese geologist and politician

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1813

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 13-Nov-1882

Profession: military personnel, politician, geologist, archaeologist

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Carlos Ribeiro (Lisbon, 21 December 1813 - Lisbon, 13 November 1882) was a pioneering geologist and archaeologist who inaugurated the concept of fieldwork in these fields in Portugal, and was responsible for the discovery and excavation of many Neolithic and other sites in Portugal.
Director of the first Geological Commission of Portugal (1857), he led production of the first edition of the Geological Chart of Portugal to the scale of 1/500,000, work which was awarded a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of Paris (1878).
He also served as an officer of the Portuguese army and as a Member of Parliament.