Daniel Gamito-Marques
Daniel Gamito Marques é historiador das ciências, especializado em história da história natural (séc. XVIII e XIX) e em ciência e imperialismo (séc. XIX e XX), com particular enfoque no período da Corrida a África. Tem uma formação dupla, sendo licenciado (2007) e mestre (2009) em Biologia, e doutorado (2015) em História da Ciência pela Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, com uma tese sobre a fundação e primeiras décadas (1862–1902) da Secção de Zoologia do museu de história natural de Lisboa. Desenvolveu ainda investigação pós-doutoral em Educação das Ciências (2015–16), e foi membro do projeto H2020 “Inventing a shared Science Diplomacy for Europe” (InsSciDE), financiado pela Comissão Europeia (2018–21). Nos últimos anos, tem desenvolvido investigação sobre a história da ciência e diplomacia no séc. XIX, sendo membro e participando no Conselho Central da Commission on Science, Technology, and Diplomacy (STAND), da Division of History of Science and Technology, International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DHST/IUHPST). Atualmente, estuda as primeiras missões geográficas portuguesas modernas a África, e as suas consequências científicas e diplomáticas. A sua investigação foi publicada em revistas académicas como Isis, History of Science, Journal of the History of Biology, e Science in Context. Tem ainda formação artística em escrita para teatro (2015–16) pelo Teatro Nacional D. Maria II, participando regularmente em projectos artísticos de teatro e ciência.
Daniel Gamito Marques is a historian of science, specialized in the history of natural history (18th –19th centuries) and in science and imperialism (19th–20th centuries), with an emphasis on the Scramble for Africa. He hold a BSc (2007) and MSc (2009) in Biology, and a PhD (2015) in History of Science from NOVA University of Lisbon, with a dissertation on the foundation and early decades (1862–1902) of the Zoological Section of the natural history museum of Lisbon. He developed postdoctoral research in Science Education (2015–16), and he was member of the H2020 “Inventing a shared Science Diplomacy for Europe” (InsSciDE) project, which was financed by the European Commission (2018–21). Since 2019, he researches the history of science diplomacy in the 19th century, while member and participant of the Council of the Commission on Science, Technology, and Diplomacy (STAND), Division of History of Science and Technology, International Union of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology (DHST/IUHPST). Presently, he is studying the first modern Portuguese geographical missions to Africa, and their scientific and diplomatic consequences. His research has been published in academic publications such as Isis, History of Science, Journal of the History of Biology, and Science in Context. He also has artistic training in playwrighting (2015–16) from the D. Maria II National Theater, Lisbon, and he regularly participates in artistic projects in theater and science.