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Almeida Garrett

Portuguese writer and politician

Died when: 55 years 308 days (670 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

Almeida Garrett

João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett (Portuguese pronunciation: [a?'m?jd? g?'??t(?)]; 4 February 1799 – 9 December 1854) was a Portuguese poet, orator, playwright, novelist, journalist, politician, and a peer of the realm.

A major promoter of theater in Portugal he is considered the greatest figure of Portuguese Romanticism and a true revolutionary and humanist.

He proposed the construction of the D.Maria II National Theatre and the creation of the Conservatory of Dramatic Art.

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