José Vieira Couto de Magalhães
Couto de Magalhães; Painting by Almeida Júnior
José Vieira Couto de Magalhães (born November 1, 1837 in Diamantina , † September 14, 1898 in Rio de Janeiro ) was a Brazilian writer , lawyer and politician .
Couto de Magalhães was governor of Goiás (1863–1864), Pará (1864–1866), Mato Grosso (1867–1868) and São Paulo (1889).
With his writings O selvagem (1876) and Ensaios de antropologia (1894) he is considered to be the founder of Brazilian folklore .
literature
- Miranda Azevedo: General Couto de Magalhães. In: Revista do Instituto Historico e Geographico de S. Paulo , Volume III, 1898, pp. 583-592. (Obituary, Portuguese).
Web links
- Literature by and about José Vieira Couto de Magalhães (1837-1898). In: etnolinguistica.org. Biblioteca Digital Curt Nimuendajú, accessed April 21, 2018 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- Literature by and about José Vieira Couto de Magalhães in the catalog of the Ibero-American Institute of Prussian Cultural Heritage, Berlin
- Literature by and about José Vieira Couto de Magalhães in the bibliographic database WorldCat
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Magalhães, José Vieira Couto de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Magalhães, Couto de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian writer, lawyer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 1, 1837 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Diamantina |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1898 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |