Duarte Leite

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Duarte Leite
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office 16 June 1912 – 9 January 1913
President	Manuel de Arriaga
Preceded by	Augusto de Vasconcelos
Succeeded by	Afonso Costa
Ambassador of Portugal to Brazil
In office 7 December 1912 – 1 May 1931
Nominated by	Manuel de Arriaga
Preceded by	Bernardino Machado
Succeeded by	Martinho Nobre de Melo
Minister of the Interior
In office 16 June 1912 – 9 January 1913
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Silvestre Falcão
Succeeded by	Rodrigo Rodrigues
Minister of Finance
In office 4 September 1911 – 12 November 1911
Prime Minister	João Chagas
Preceded by	José Relvas
Succeeded by	Sidónio Pais
Personal details
Born	(1864-08-11)11 August 1864 Porto, Portugal
Died	29 September 1950(1950-09-29) (aged 86) Porto, Portugal
Political party	Portuguese Republican (1897–1911) Independent (1911–1950)
Spouse	Maria Eulália Falcão
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Coimbra

Duarte Leite Pereira da Silva, GCC (11 August 1864 in Porto – 29 September 1950 in Porto; Portuguese pronunciation: [duˈaɾtɨ ˈlɐjtɨ]), was a Portuguese historian, mathematician, journalist, diplomat and politician. He graduated in Mathematics at the University of Coimbra, in 1885. He taught at the Politecnic Academy of Porto, from 1886 to 1911. Meanwhile, he was also the director of the newspaper diary "A Pátria". As a historian, he published many studies, later compiled in "História dos Descobrimentos" (History of the Discoveries), in 2 volumes.