Background
Urbano, José Dias was born on May 22, 1937 in Recardaes, Portugal. Son of Americo Dias and Auzenda Pires (Claro) University.
Urbano, José Dias was born on May 22, 1937 in Recardaes, Portugal. Son of Americo Dias and Auzenda Pires (Claro) University.
Licenciatura, University Coimbra, Portugal, 1958. Doutor, University Coimbra, Portugal, 1969. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, 1967.
Researcher, Battelle Memorial Institute, Seattle, 1967; assistant professor, U. Coimbra, 1968-1972; associate professor, U. Coimbra, 1973-1979; professor, U. Coimbra, since 1980; researcher, Kernphorshungsanlage-Julich, Germany, 1972-1973. Head school science and technical U. Coimbra, 1985-1993. President Institute Pedro Nunes, Coimbra, 1989-1994.
Chairman general assembly Association for Development Research and Development, Lisbon, 1986-1989.
Married Marta Maria Venturini Carreira, December 3, 1961. 3 children.