Machado de Assis
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Summary
Machado de Assis was born on June 21, 1839[1], in Rio de Janeiro[2]. He died on September 29, 1908[3], in Rio de Janeiro[4]. He worked as a writer[5], linguist[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and novelist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,935 views/month, #7,093 of 1,000,298).[10]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: January 1, 1839[11]
- Date of death: January 1, 1908[12]
- Spouse: Carolina Augusta Xavier de Novais[13]
- Country of citizenship: Brazil[14]
- Ethnic group: Pardo Brazilians[15], Black people[16], African Brazilians[17]
- Occupation: translator[18], playwright[19], literary critic[20], typographer[21], science fiction writer[22], non-fiction writer[23], critic[24], editing staff[25]
- Position held: seat 23 of the Academia Brasileira de Letras[26]
- Employer: Q99447315[27], A Marmota[28]
- Notable work: Crisálidas[29], O alienista[30], Dom Casmurro[31]
- Award received: Knight of the Imperial Order of the Rose[32], Officer of the Imperial Order of the Rose[33], Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria[34]
- Member of: Brazilian Academy of Letters[35]
- Influenced by: Dante Alighieri[36], Edgar Allan Poe[37], Lucian of Samosata[38], Laurence Sterne[39], François de La Rochefoucauld[40], José Maria de Eça de Queirós[41], Almeida Garrett[42], Benedictus de Spinoza[43], Arthur Schopenhauer[44], Jonathan Swift[45], Michel de Montaigne[46], Victor Hugo[47], Miguel de Cervantes[48], Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[49]
- Sex or gender: male[50]
- Movement: Romanticism[51], literary realism[52]
- Genre: style of Machado de Assis[53]
- Commons category: Machado de Assis[54]
- Family name: Machado[55], de Assis[56]
- Given name: Joaquim[57], Maria[58]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Machado de Assis include Prêmio Machado de Assis[59], a literary award[60], in Brazil[61], founded in 1941[62].
Why It Matters
Machado de Assis has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] He is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]
He has been cited as an influence by Jorge Amado[65], a writer[66], 1912–2001[67], of Brazil[68], awarded the Camões Prize[69].
Works attributed to him include Dom Casmurro[70], a literary work[71]; The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas[72], a literary work[73]; O alienista[74], a literary work[75], in Brazil[76]; Quincas Borba[77], a literary work[78]; and Esaú e Jacó[79], a literary work[80]. Entities named for him include Prêmio Machado de Assis[59], a literary award[60], in Brazil[61], founded in 1941[62].
FAQs
Where was Machado de Assis born?
Machado de Assis was born in Rio de Janeiro[2].
Where did Machado de Assis die?
Machado de Assis died in Rio de Janeiro[4].
Who was Machado de Assis married to?
Machado de Assis's spouses include Carolina Augusta Xavier de Novais[13].
What did Machado de Assis do for work?
Machado de Assis worked as a writer[5], linguist[6], poet[7], journalist[8], and novelist[9].
What awards did Machado de Assis receive?
Honors received include Knight of the Imperial Order of the Rose[32], Officer of the Imperial Order of the Rose[33], and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria[34].
Who did Machado de Assis influence?
Machado de Assis has been cited as an influence by Jorge Amado[65].