Agustina Bessa-Luís

Portuguese writer (1922–2019)
Person human Q399018
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Agustina Bessa-Luís

Summary

Agustina Bessa-Luís is a human[1]. She was born in Vila Meã[2]. She was born on October 15, 1922[3]. She passed away in Porto[4]. She died on June 3, 2019[5]. She worked as a writer[6], screenwriter[7], playwright[8], biographer[9], and novelist[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's place of birth was Vila Meã[2].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís passed away in Porto[4].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís was born on October 15, 1922[3].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís died on June 3, 2019[5].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís held citizenship in Portugal[12].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís worked as a writer[6].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís worked as a playwright[8].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's professions included biographer[9].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's professions included novelist[10].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's field of work was Portuguese literature[13].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's field of work was children's and young adult literature[14].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's field of work was screenplay[15].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's field of work was biography[16].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís received the Camões Prize[17].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís received the Officer of Arts and Letters[18].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís received the Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[19].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís received the honorary doctorate of the University of Porto[20].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís received the Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[21].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís received the Prémio Seiva[22].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís was a member of Brazilian Academy of Letters[23].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís is recorded as female[24].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's Commons category is recorded as Agustina Bessa-Luís[26].
  • Agustina Bessa-Luís's family name is recorded as Bessa[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: PT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1922-10-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-06-03[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1ed37893-fdb3-4db9-b472-3a00328b32dd[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Agustina Bessa-Luís was born in Vila Meã[2]. She was born on October 15, 1922[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], screenwriter[7], playwright[8], biographer[9], and novelist[10]. Fields of work include Portuguese literature[13], a sub-set of literature[33]; children's and young adult literature[14], a sub-set of literature[34]; screenplay[15], a literary form[35]; and biography[16], a literary genre[36].

Recognition

Awards received include Camões Prize[17], a literary award[37], in Portugal[38], founded in 1988[39]; Officer of Arts and Letters[18], a grade of an order[40], in France[41]; Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[19], a grade of an order[42], in Portugal[43]; honorary doctorate of the University of Porto[20], an award[44], in Portugal[45]; Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[21], a grade of an order[46], in Portugal[47]; and Prémio Seiva[22], a literary award[48], in Portugal[49], founded in 1983[50].

Death and Burial

Agustina Bessa-Luís died on June 3, 2019[5]. She passed away in Porto[4].

Why It Matters

Agustina Bessa-Luís ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] She is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

Where was Agustina Bessa-Luís born?

Agustina Bessa-Luís was born in Vila Meã[2].

Where did Agustina Bessa-Luís die?

Agustina Bessa-Luís died in Porto[4].

What did Agustina Bessa-Luís do for work?

Agustina Bessa-Luís worked as writer[6], screenwriter[7], playwright[8], biographer[9], and novelist[10].

What awards did Agustina Bessa-Luís receive?

Honors received include Camões Prize[17], Officer of Arts and Letters[18], Grand Cross of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword[19], and honorary doctorate of the University of Porto[20].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . antigo.bn.gov.br. Retrieved . antigo.bn.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [8] . Dictionary of Women Worldwide. wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] . antigo.bn.gov.br. Retrieved . antigo.bn.gov.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ordens.presidencia.pt. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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