José Duarte Ramalho Ortigão (October 24, 1836 - September 27, 1915) was a Portuguese writer and then later a diplomat

Ortigão studied law in the University of Coimbra but never finished the course. After returning to his home town he taught French in a college run by his father; among his students was Eça de Queiroz.

In 1862 he dedicated himself to journalism and became a literary critic on the Diário do Porto; he also contributed to several literary magazines.
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