José de Mesquita

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José Barnabé de Mesquita (born March 10, 1892 in Cuiabá , Mato Grosso ; † June 22, 1961 ibid), commonly known as José de Mesquita, was a Brazilian poet of the Parnassian group , romantic and writer of history , historiographer , journalist , essayist , Genealogist and lawyer . He graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of São Paulo in 1913.

biography

José de Mesquita was a judge at the Court of Justice of the State of Mato Grosso and its president for eleven consecutive years (1929-1940). He was among the founders of the Historical Institute (1919) and the Brazilian Academia Mato-Grossense de Letras in 1921. He was the President of the Academy from its inception until his death in 1961. His book Espelho de Almas (Mirror of the Soul) , Stories, was awarded by the Academia Brasileira de Letras in Rio de Janeiro in 1932. Since 1939 he was a corresponding member of the Instituto Histórico e Geográfico (IHGB) based in Rio de Janeiro. He is the namesake of chair No. 7 of the Academia Sul-Mato-Grossense de Letras .

personal data
SURNAME Mesquita, José de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mesquita, José Barnabé de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian poet, romantic and history writer, historiographer, journalist, essayist, genealogist and lawyer
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Cuiabá , Mato Grosso
DATE OF DEATH June 22, 1961
Place of death Cuiabá