Amadeu Teles Marques

Poet and lawyer. Graduating in Law from the University of Coimbra in 1963, he was a sub-delegate of the Instituto Nacional de Trabalho e Previdência, a professor at the Instituto Superior de Serviço Social, and a deputy director of a banking institution, before dedicating himself to law. He was a founding member and board member of the Associação Portuguesa de Escritores-Juristas for the triennia 1996/1999 and 1999/2002. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Jury for the Literary Awards of the Sociedade Portuguesa de Escritores e Artistas Médicos. He has scattered contributions in newspapers and magazines such as Diário de Lisboa, Diário Ilustrado, Diário de Coimbra, As Beiras, O Despertar, Correio do Ribatejo, Comarca de Arganil, and Via Latina.