Almeida Garrett Writer

João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, Viscount of Almeida Garrett (February 4, 1799 – December 9, 1854) was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician. He is considered to be the introducer of the Romantic movement in Portugal. He is regarded as one of history's greatest Romanticists and a true revolutionary and humanist.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 04, 1799
Birth name	João Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett
Birth place	Porto , Kingdom of Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese people
Ethnicity	White people
Date of death	December 09, 1854
Place of death	Lisbon , Kingdom of Portugal

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influenced	José Maria de Eça de Queirós António Feliciano de Castilho Camilo Castelo Branco António Augusto Soares de Passos Alexandre Herculano Alexandre Braga father
influenced by	Laurence Sterne Walter Scott Friedrich Schiller Victor Hugo William Shakespeare Gil Vicente Lord Byron Xavier de Maistre Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
movement	Romanticism
notable work	Viagens na Minha Terra