José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta

Portuguese zoologist, explorer

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1832

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 14-Sep-1897

Profession: zoologist, explorer

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Libra

José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta (variations José d'Anchieta, José Anchieta, José de Anchieta - b.
October 9, 1832 in Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal, d.
September 14, 1897 in Caconda, Portuguese Angola) was a 19th-century Portuguese explorer and naturalist who, between 1866 and 1897, travelled extensively in Portuguese Angola, Africa, collecting animals and plants.
His specimens from Angola and Mozambique were sent out to Portugal, where they were later examined by several zoologists and botanists, chiefly among them J.V.
Barboza du Bocage.