Raul Proenca

Raul Proenca (May 10, 1884 – May 20, 1941) was a Portuguese writer, journalist, and intellectual. Born in Caldas da Rainha, Proenca earned a degree in economic and financial sciences from the Instituto Industrial e Comercial de Lisboa. He was a founder of the magazine Seara Nova. In 1927, Proenca was exiled to Paris. Proenca returned to Portugal in 1932. He was hospitalized for mental illness, but died of typhoid fever in Porto.