Luciano Cordeiro
Luciano Baptista Cordeiro de Sousa (born June 21, 1844 in Mirandela , Alto Trás-os-Montes , † December 24, 1900 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese writer and geographer.
Cordeiro was active only in the Portuguese navy, they then left to devote himself to journalism, and later became a founding member of the Geographical Society of Lisbon ( Sociedade de Geografia de Lisboa ) (whose secretary he was later) and professor of philosophy at the Military College. He made trips all over Europe, which provided him with material for economic and other scientific work, and edited the Commercio de Lisboa in 1879 and 1880 , then the Diario de Lisboa , after having previously worked on various magazines as an editor or employee. He was a member of the Regeneration Party (Partido da Regeneração).
In addition to writings on the bank question and his travel reports through France , Bavaria , Austria and Italy (“Viagens”, 1874–75, 2 vols.), He published “Livro de crítica”, a collection of ingenious aesthetic-critical essays (1869–71, 2 Bde.), And the works written in French: “De la part price par les Portugals dans la découverte de l'Amérique” (1875) and “L'hydrographie africaine” (1879). In 1879 Cordeiro stayed in Rio de Janeiro in the interests of his country at the exhibition there. He took part in the Congo Conference in 1884 .
Works (selection)
- Livro de crítica: arte e litteratura portugueza d'hoje: 1868-1869 . Postage, 1869.
- Segundo livro de crítica: arte e litteratura portugueza d'hoje: (livros, quadros e palcos) . Postage: Typographia Lusitana, 1871.
- De la part price par les Portugais dans la découverte de l'Amérique . (1875)
- L'Hydrographie africaine . (1879)
- Dos Bancos portuguezes . Lisbon, 1873.
- Viagens: França, Baviera, Áustria e Itália . Lisbon 1875.
- Estros e palcos . Lisboa: guy. Universal, 1874.
- O livro da princesa: cartas a Madame Letizia Bonapart-Wyse , literàriamente princesa Rattazzi .
- Soror Marianna: a freira portugueza . 1891.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cordeiro, Luciano |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cordeiro de Sousa, Luciano Baptista; Sousa, Luciano Baptista Cordeiro de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1844 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mirandela |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1900 |
| Place of death | Lisbon |