Madalena Perdigão
Portuguese cultural administrator and educator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Madalena Bagão da Silva Biscaia de Azeredo Perdigão (28 April 1923 –5 December 1989), played an important role in the cultural life of Portugal in the second half of the 20th century, particularly as a result of her association with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, where she founded and directed the Foundation's Music Service and later directed the Serviço de Animação, Criação Artística e Educação pela Arte (ACARTE – Animation, Artistic Creation, and Art Education Service).[1][2][3]
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Born | Maria Madalena Bagão da Silva Biscaia (1923-04-28)28 April 1923 |
Died | 5 December 1989(1989-12-05) (aged 66) Lisbon, Portugal |
Citizenship | Portuguese |
Education | University of Coimbra; National Conservatory of Lisbon |
Occupation(s) | Art educator; promoter of cultural development; |
Known for | Work for the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation |
Spouse(s) | 1. João Farinha (1956–57); 2. José de Azeredo Perdigão (1960–1989) |
Parent(s) | Severo da Silva Biscaia Lídia Maria de Jesus Bagão |
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