Born in 1925, in Lisbon. He graduated in Economic and Financial Sciences from the University of Lisbon and is a graduate of the University of Lisbon. painter, writer, playwright and paleontologist.
He has received several awards and honorable mentions, such as: in 1990, the Duc de Bourgogne Prize, Gimont, France; in 1997, the Maria Cumani Quasimodo Special Prize, A.D.O.N.A.I., Milan. Diploma of Merit Pegasus Arte Editrice, Rome; in 1999, One of the Great Contemporary Painters 99, New Art Promotion, Italy.
For 50 years Miguel Barbosa and his wife Fernanda Barbosa gathered a unique collection made up of thousands of fossils of incalculable cultural and scientific value on display at the Natural History Museum from Sintra.