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Abel Fontoura da Costa nasceu em Alpiarça no ano de 1869, tendo assentado praça em 22 de setembro de 1885. Na Escola Naval frequentou o curso de Marinha tendo sido promovido a Guarda-marinha a 3 de junho de 1890. Foi como professor da Escola Naval que a sua carreira mais se destacou, uma vez que exerceu este cargo durante mais de trinta anos. Salienta-se a sua preocupação para os problemas da determinação do ponto ou da posição do navio. Além dos muitos artigos escritos por Fontoura da Costa, sobretudo para os Anais do Clube Militar Naval, A Marinharia dos Descobrimentos foi aquele que
mereceu maior destaque. No ano de 1919 foi promovido a Capitão-de-mar-e-guerra e são de destacar os
cargos que exerceu como Ministro da Agricultura e depois da Marinha, ambos no ano de 1923; além dos cargos de diretor da Escola Náutica, em 1924, e de diretor da Escola Naval, em 1932. Passou à reserva em 1932. Apesar desta situação, o comandante não largou os seus estudos. Sabendo-se doente escreveu e publicou uma série de obras que abrangiam acima de tudo os descobrimentos marítimos portugueses.
O comandante morreu em Lisboa em 1940, vítima de cancro.A sua colaboração para os Anais do Clube Militar Naval foi notável e as páginas desta revista certamente ficaram mais ricas com todos os seus contributos. Os seus quatro primeiros artigos lá publicados, ainda ano começo da sua carreira de oficial de
Marinha, revelaram a necessidade de incentivar e desenvolver a aplicação de novos métodos de determinação do ponto no mar. Quer seja a variedade de cargos que exerceu ao longo da sua carreira, quer
sejam a quantidade de livros e artigos que publicou, todos eles revelam a inteligência do comandante Fontoura da Costa, uma vez que a sua obra permitiu não só atualizar métodos de navegação mas também representou um avanço decisivo na ciência náutica.
Abel Fontoura da Costa was born in Alpiarça in 1869. He started his military carrier in the Army, on September 22, 1885. Then he joined the Naval Academy, being promoted to Midshipman on June 3, 1890. Was as professor at the Naval Academy that his career stood out, as he held this position for over thirty years. It should be noted its concern for the problems of determining the position of the ship. Besides the many articles written by Fontoura da Costa, especially for the Anais do Clube Militar Naval, the Marinharia dos Descobrimentos was one that deserved greater prominence. In 1919 he was promoted to Navy Captain. We must highlight the positions he held as Minister of Agriculture and then the Minister of Navy, both in 1923; besides the director positions of the Nautical School, in 1924, and director of the Naval Academy, in 1932. He went to the reserve in 1932. Despite this situation, the Captain did not drop his studies. When he found out that he was sick he wrote and published a number of books about the Portuguese maritime discoveries. Fontoura da Costa died in Lisbon in 1940, victim of cancer. His collaboration with Anais do Clube Militar Naval was remarkable and the pages of this magazine were certainly enriched with all his contributions. His first four articles published there, in the beginning of his career as Navy officer, revealed the need to encourage and develop the application of new methods for determining the position at sea. Considering the variety of positions he held throughout his career, and the amount of books and articles published, they all reveal the intelligence of Fontoura da Costa, since his work contributed not only to update navigation methods but also represented a breakthrough in nautical science.
Abel Fontoura da Costa was born in Alpiarça in 1869. He started his military carrier in the Army, on September 22, 1885. Then he joined the Naval Academy, being promoted to Midshipman on June 3, 1890. Was as professor at the Naval Academy that his career stood out, as he held this position for over thirty years. It should be noted its concern for the problems of determining the position of the ship. Besides the many articles written by Fontoura da Costa, especially for the Anais do Clube Militar Naval, the Marinharia dos Descobrimentos was one that deserved greater prominence. In 1919 he was promoted to Navy Captain. We must highlight the positions he held as Minister of Agriculture and then the Minister of Navy, both in 1923; besides the director positions of the Nautical School, in 1924, and director of the Naval Academy, in 1932. He went to the reserve in 1932. Despite this situation, the Captain did not drop his studies. When he found out that he was sick he wrote and published a number of books about the Portuguese maritime discoveries. Fontoura da Costa died in Lisbon in 1940, victim of cancer. His collaboration with Anais do Clube Militar Naval was remarkable and the pages of this magazine were certainly enriched with all his contributions. His first four articles published there, in the beginning of his career as Navy officer, revealed the need to encourage and develop the application of new methods for determining the position at sea. Considering the variety of positions he held throughout his career, and the amount of books and articles published, they all reveal the intelligence of Fontoura da Costa, since his work contributed not only to update navigation methods but also represented a breakthrough in nautical science.
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Ciência Náutica; Descobrimentos; Fontoura da Costa; Navegação Astronómica; Oficial de Marinha