
José Manuel Lopes Cordeiro was born in Oporto, Portugal, he is graduated and doctorate in Contemporary History and is retired Professor of University of Minho. He is Director of the River Ave Valley Textile Industry Museum, located at Vila Nova de Famalicão, TICCIH Board member and chairman of the Portuguese Society for Industrial Heritage/TICCIH Portugal. He is also director of "Arqueologia Industrial" ("Industrial Archaeology"), a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal on this subject. He has published numerous articles and books in the areas of industrial heritage and industrial archaeology, as well as economic and contemporary history.