[Edling] Francisco Cardoso Gomes de Matos (1933-2025)

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

Dear colleagues,

I recently learned the sad news of the passing of Francisco Gomes de Matos
in July 2025.  He was a pioneer of peace linguistics and a tireless
advocate for peace and linguistic human rights.  A lovely tribute to him by
Jocelyn Wright is available here
<https://koreatesol.org/content/tribute-francisco-cardoso-gomes-de-matos-1933-2025-0>
.

I had the honor of knowing Francisco, who was truly delightful in
correspondence.  He would regularly share his posters and poetry with his
friends.  I have collected a few of the posters he had most recently shared
with me in this folder
<https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1oZuFVZxkfJ_WkmSJ3cbuJDObJuxPe6lL>.
I also thought it would be fitting to share this poem he sent me on the
occasion of his 90th birthday:

Good 90 years to reach
There is still more to teach
So i ll keep up poster creating.
Hoping Human Dignity to be elevating
And for Peace to be educating.
All for global Harmony
And for the good of Humanity

May this be a humble plea
Bringing together you and me

Francisco Gomes de Matos
A peace linguist from Recife Brazil

Rest in peace, dear friend.

Best,
Francis

--
*Francis M. Hult, PhD, FRGS* | Professor
Department of Education
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)

Vice President and 2027 Conference Chair, American Association for Applied
Linguistics <https://www.aaal.org/executive-committee>

Editor, Educational Linguistics Book Series
<https://www.springer.com/series/5894>
Co-Editor, Contributions to the Sociology of Language Book Series
<https://www.degruyter.com/view/serial/16644>

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