Inglês de Sousa

Inglês de Sousa
Born(1853-12-28)December 28, 1853
DiedSeptember 6, 1918(1918-09-06) (aged 64)
CitizenshipBrazilian
Alma materFederal University of Pernambuco Recife School of Law
OccupationsLawyer, writer, journalist
Notable workO Coronel Sangrado (1877)
StyleNaturalism (literature)

Inglês de Sousa (born Herculano Marcos Inglês de Sousa) was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Óbidos, PA, on December 28, 1853, and died in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, on September 6, 1918. He was one of the founding members of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, and was the first occupant of Chair nº 28, which had as its patron Manuel Antônio de Almeida. He also served as treasurer of the new Academia. He was succeeded to his chair by Xavier Marques.[1]

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