What is Aureliano Lessa's full name?
Aureliano José Lessa
Aureliano Lessa date of birth:
1828
How old was Aureliano Lessa when died?
33
Where was Aureliano Lessa born?
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
When did Aureliano Lessa die?
February 21, 1861
Where did Aureliano Lessa die?
Conceicao do Mato Dentro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
What is Aureliano Lessa nationality?
Brazilian
What is Aureliano Lessa's occupation?
Poet, journalist
Aureliano Lessa claim to fame:
Poesias Póstumas (1873/1909, posthumous compilation of his poems)
Short Biography
Aureliano José Lessa (1828–1861) was a Brazilian poet, adept of the "Ultra-Romanticism" movement. Born in Minas Gerais in 1828, he moved to São Paulo in 1847 to study Law, but received his bacharel degree at the Faculdade de Direito de Olinda, in Pernambuco, in 1851. He worked as attorney general in the city of Ouro Preto, and also as a lawyer in the cities of Diamantina and Serro.