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Title A name given to the resource José Belard da Fonseca portrait Subject The topic of the resource Individual Actors, Technician, Civil Engineer, José Belard da Fonseca Description An account of the resource José Belard da Fonseca portrait Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PT BUILDS Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Núcleo de Arquivo do Instituto Superior Técnico Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PT BUILDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-10-08 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Instituto Superior Técnico Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource ENG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IA24IMG1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Portugal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Civil Engineer Person An individual. Birth Date 1889-08-02 Birthplace Chamusca Death Date 1969-07-04 Training Institution Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) Occupation Civil Engineer Biographical Text José Belard da Fonseca was born on August 2, 1889 in Chamusca, Santarém. He was the son of the 2nd Viscount of Santa Margarida, Coronel António Belard da Fonseca, of Spanish descent, and his wife Emilia Palyart Pedroso, of French descent. In 1931, he married Rosa Cancela Ferreira Tavares in Mogofores, Anadia. From their marriage two daughters were born, Maria Emilia Belard da Fonseca and Isabel Belard da Fonseca. In 1921, he graduated in civil engineering at the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), becoming, in the academic year 1920-1921, an assistant professor. It was not until 1942 that he came to the position of full professor. That same year he was elected director of the IST, a position he would hold until 1958. From that year he was vice-rector of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, where he remained until 1963. In the academic universe he was also assistant to the Industrial Institute of Lisbon, that would later become Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, between 1923 and 1924. He published several articles for specialized magazines and newspapers, namely on reinforced concrete construction, a specialty of his. Among many stand out Momentos flectores nas construcções hiperstálicas, Curso de Resistência de Materiais e Estabilidade das Construções and A Irrigação no Egipto. He directed the “Época Industrial” section of the A Época newspaper and was the director of the Técnica magazine. He was responsible for numerous works of great importance to the country. He designed the structures of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística, the Palácio Ford, the Igreja de São Julião, the Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário de Fátima, the Teatro Capitólio, the Monte Gordo Casino in Algarve, the Café Portugal, among others. Apart from the works where he intervened individually, Belard da Fonseca also has a large number of works in the name of his construction company, including the construction of the Porto do Funchal. During his life he accumulated many positions, in addition to academic ones. He was a vowel, between 1926 and 1929, vice-president, between 1929 and 1932, and also chairman of the board of directors, current chairman of the Order of Engineers, between 1947 and 1950, of the Directorate of Portuguese Civil Engineers. He was also vice-president of the International Association of Bridges and Structures in 1954, being simultaneously chairman of the Portuguese commission, member of the Organizing Committee of the First National Congress of Civil Engineering in 1931 and chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Second National Congress of Civil Engineering in 1948. He was a member of the commissions responsible for regulating reinforced concrete construction between 1933 and 1935. He represented both the Instituto Superior Técnico and the Association of Civil Engineers abroad in Cairo, Brussels and Algiers. He was director of the Sociedade de Empreitadas e Trabalhos Hidráulicos and chairman of SECIL's Board of Directors. Following these administrative positions, he was a prosecutor for the Corporate Chamber as a representative of construction companies between 1935 and 1942. In life he was honored with numerous titles. Commander of the Ordem Militar de Cristo of Portugal in 1936, Officer of the Great Decor of the Nile of Egypt in 1947, Commander of the Order of Dannebrog of Denmark in 1947, Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem of the Vatican or of the Holy See, Knight of the Order of Saint Sylvester Pope of the Vatican or Holy See and Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of West Germany in 1957, Grand Officer of the Ordem da Instrução Pública of Portugal in 1963 and Grand Officer of the Ordem de Benemerência of Portugal in 1969. José Belard da Fonseca died at the age of 79, in Lisbon, on July 4, 1969. Bibliography BELARD DA FONSECA, José de Mascarenhas Pedroso (1940). In: Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira, vol. 4, p. 459. BELARD DA FONSECA, J. (1927). A Irrigação no Egipto. Técnica, Nº7, pp. 43-47. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource José Belard da Fonseca Profile Subject The topic of the resource Individual Actors, Technician, Civil Engineer, José Belard da Fonseca Description An account of the resource José Belard da Fonseca Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PT BUILDS Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available PT BUILDS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2019-09-16 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource PT BUILDS Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource TEXT Language A language of the resource ENG Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context IA24DOC1 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant 1889-1969, Portugal Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira Revista Técnica da AEIST Item under construction - more information soon