Fernando Pessoa

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Portuguese poet Portuguese writer human modernist writer poet writer

Fernando Pessoa was a seminal 20th-century Portuguese modernist writer and poet, renowned for his use of multiple literary alter egos (heteronyms) and his profound impact on Portuguese literature.

Aliases (2)

Alberto Caeiro ×1
Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Portuguese poet → Portuguese writer → human → modernist writer → poet → writer →
birthCountry	Portugal →
birthDate	1888-06-13 →
birthPlace	Lisbon →
causeOfDeath	liver cirrhosis →
centuryOfActivity	20th century →
childhoodCountry	South Africa →
deathCountry	Portugal →
deathDate	1935-11-30 →
deathPlace	Lisbon →
education	University of Lisbon (incomplete) →
familyName	Pessoa →
genre	essay → literary criticism → poetry → prose →
givenName	Fernando →
heteronym	Alberto Caeiro → Alexander Search → António Mora → Barão de Teive → Bernardo Soares → Ricardo Reis → Álvaro de Campos →
language	English → Portuguese →
movement	Modernism → Portuguese modernism →
name	Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa →
nationality	Portuguese →
notableFor	influence on Portuguese literature → use of heteronyms →
notableWork	Livro do Desassossego → Mensagem → Ode Marítima → Tabacaria →
occupation	literary critic → poet → publisher → translator → writer →
religion	agnosticism →
residence	Lisbon →
spentChildhoodIn	Durban →
wroteIn	English → Portuguese →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jerónimos Monastery →	containsTombOf
Fernando Pessoa ("Alberto Caeiro") →	heteronym
Luís de Camões →	influenced
Antonio Tabucchi →	influencedBy
Fernando Pessoa ("Fernando António Nogueira Pessoa") →	name