List of Famous people with last name Bocage

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage

First Name Manuel

Last Name Bocage

Born on September 15, 1765

Died on December 21, 1805 (aged 40)

Born in Portugal, Setúbal

Manuel Maria Barbosa l'Hedois du Bocage, most often referred to simply as Bocage, was a Portuguese Neoclassic poet, writing at the beginning of his career under the pen name Elmano Sadino.

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José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage

First Name José

Last Name Bocage

Born on May 2, 1823

Died on November 3, 1907 (aged 84)

Born in Portugal, Madeira

José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage was a Portuguese zoologist and politician. He was the curator of Zoology at the Museu Nacional de Lisboa in Lisbon. He published numerous works on mammals, birds, and fishes. In the 1880s he became the Minister of the Navy and later the Minister for Foreign Affairs for Portugal. The zoology collection at the Lisbon Museum is called the Bocage Museum in his honor.

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