Abel Manta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Abel Manta

Portuguese architect

Date of Birth: 12-Oct-1888

Place of Birth: Gouveia, Guarda District, Portugal

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1982

Profession: architect, painter

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Abel Manta (12 October 1888 in Gouveia – 9 August 1982 in Lisbon) was an architect, painter, designer, and Portuguese cartoonist. Between 1904 and 1916 attended the school of Fine Arts, completed the course in painting, having won the third Prize of the National Society of Fine Arts. In 1919 he went to Paris participating in the "Salon de la Société Nationale" among other galleries, having also attended the course of engraving with William Schlumberger. He made several trips to study in Europe.