Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay Viscount of Taunay Writer
Alfredo Maria Adriano d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay (February 22, 1843 — January 25, 1899) was a Brazilian writer, musician, professor, military engineer, historian, politician, sociologist and nobleman. He is famous for the Regionalist novel Inocência, that is considered to be a major forerunner of the Naturalism in Brazil.He founded and occupied the 13th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1899.
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| Pseudonym | Sílvio Dinarte |
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| Birth date | February 22, 1843 |
| Birth name | Alfredo Maria Adriano d'Escragnolle Taunay |
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| Date of death | January 25, 1899 |
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