Portuguese poet, writer, and philosopher (1888–1935); creator of the heteronymic system including Alberto Caeiro, Ricardo Reis, Álvaro de Campos, and Bernardo Soares
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Fernando Pessoa was born on June 13, 1888[1], in Lisbon[2]. He died on November 30, 1935[3], in Lisbon[4]. He worked as a poet[5], translator[6], writer[7], philosopher[8], and essayist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,009 views/month, #6,517 of 1,000,298).[10]
Said to be the same as: Álvaro de Campos[30], Alberto Caeiro[31], Ricardo Reis[32], Bernardo Soares[33], Chevalier de Pas[34], Alexander Search[35], António Mora[36], Jean Seul de Méluret[37], Vicente Guedes[38]
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Things named for Fernando Pessoa include Fernando Pessoa University[59], a private university[60], in Portugal[61], founded in 1996[62] and Pessoa Prize[63], an award[64], in Portugal[65].
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Fernando Pessoa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
Works attributed to him include The Book of Disquiet[68], a literary work[69] and Mensagem[70], a literary work[71]. Entities named for him include Fernando Pessoa University[59], a private university[60], in Portugal[61], founded in 1996[62] and Pessoa Prize[63], an award[64], in Portugal[65].
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