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{{short description|Indian historian and author (1905–1994)}}
{{distinguish|George Moraes (field hockey)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = George M. Moraes
| image = Portrait of George M. Moraes.jpg
| caption = Portrait of Moraes
| birth_name = George Mark Moraes
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1905|5|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cuncolim]], [[Goa]], [[Portuguese India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|4|16|1905|5|11|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tecop.bnportugal.gov.pt/np4/moraes.html|title=TECOP Textos e Contextos do Orientalismo Português|website=tecop.bnportugal.gov.pt}}</ref>
| death_place =
| education = [[Doctor of Philosophy]] in English
| occupation = {{hlist|Historian|writer|professor}}
| employer = {{plainlist|
* [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai|St. Xavier's College]]
* [[Royal Asiatic Society]]
* Indian Historical Research Commission}}
| years_active = 1927–1994
| notable_works = ''The Kadamba Kula: A History of Ancient and Mediaeval Karnataka'' (1931)
}}

'''George Mark Moraes''' (11 May 1905 – 16 April 1994),<ref>{{Cite book |last=Vaz |first=J. Clement |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7DJLxYBYA-YC&dq=george+m.+moraes&pg=PA27 |title=Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present |date=1997 |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |isbn=978-81-7022-619-2 |language=en}}</ref> known by his [[pen name]] '''George M. Moraes''', was an Indian historian, writer, and professor. He has over 29 historical and research works to his name which were published in 74 [[publication]]s and 542 [[Library catalog|library holdings]]. He is considered as one of the greatest [[Goan]] intellectuals and historians. Moraes is best known for his book, ''The Kadamba Kula: A History of Ancient and Mediaeval Karnataka'' (1931).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Khopre |first=Vijay |title=House of great historian, George Mark Moraes collapses |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/House-of-great-historian-George-Mark-Moraes-collapses/163128 |access-date=2022-10-09 |website=[[O Heraldo]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Moraes |first=George Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5nl0MwEACAAJ |title=The Kadamba Kula: A History of Ancient and Mediaeval Karnataka, Etc. [With Maps.]. |date=1931 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Ṭikekara |first=Aruṇa |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dz9wl5vvKCAC&dq=George+M.+Moraes&pg=PA272 |title=The Cloister's Pale: A Biography of the University of Mumbai |date=2006 |publisher=Popular Prakashan |isbn=978-81-7991-293-5 |language=en}}</ref>

==Early life==
George Mark Moraes was born on 11 May 1905 at Bencleamvaddo (ward) at [[Cuncolim]], [[Portuguese India]] during the [[Portuguese Empire]] (now part of India). He had completed his [[Doctor of Philosophy]] (Ph.D) in English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Another part of historian's house collapses in Cuncolim |work=The Navhind Times |date=September 2020 |url=https://www.navhindtimes.in/2020/09/01/goanews/another-part-of-historians-house-collapses-in-cuncolim/ |access-date=2022-10-10}}</ref>

==Career==
Moraes was a [[professor]] of history at [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]. His book, ''The Kadamba Kula'' (1931) is his research on the [[Kadamba dynasty]]. According to [[Google Books]], his work was chosen by the [[scholars]] for being culturally important and is now part of the [[conceptualisation]] of [[civilization]]. He has also authored books like ''History of Christians in India'', ''Historiography of Indian Languages'', and many others, published in several editions. Moraes was also employed in institutions like the [[Royal Asiatic Society]] and the Indian Historical Research Commission.<ref name=":0" />

==Legacy==
Some locals attempted to set up a library in honour of Moraes, and on 18 July 2020, they demanded that the newly constructed Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) building be named after him.<ref name=":0" />

==2020 heritage house incident==
On 17 July 2020, Moraes's heritage house at Bencleamvaddo, [[Cuncolim]], collapsed due to continuous rains. The house had been in a poor condition for many years, and its state had worsened over time. The ceiling of the house had already crumbled during the monsoons in 2019, and the remainder of the house fell apart.<ref>{{Cite news |last=M. |first=Johnny |date=2020-07-18 |title=Goa: Part of historian's house in Cuncolim collapses in rain |language=en |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/part-of-historians-house-in-cuncolim-collapses-in-rain/articleshow/77027858.cms |access-date=2022-10-10}}</ref>

Prior to the crumbling of the house, the distant relatives of Moraes were in the process of claiming ownership of the property to sell it. However, the locals of Cuncolim appealed to the Cuncolim Municipal Council to acquire the land and the heritage house to build a children's park in Moraes's memory. The locals then questioned why the state administration and local government had not taken any initiative to preserve Moraes's home as a historical heritage site.<ref name=":0" />

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