A biologist, he has a Master’s degree in Biochemistry and Plant Physiology and a PhD in Plant Systematics and Morphology (ethnobotany) from the University of Coimbra. He is a coordinating professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, where he founded and directed the Botanical Museum. Researcher at the Institute of Contemporary History at FCSH – Nova University Lisbon / University of Évora. Visiting Scholar at Harvard University.

Last updated: November 2020