Almeida Garrett
(1799-1854)
Portuguese writer and politician
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João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, 1st Viscount of Almeida Garrett (Portuguese pronunciation: 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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4 February 1799 Porto, Portugal
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9 December 1854 (aged 55) Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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