José Veríssimo Dias de Matos (8 April 1857 – 2 December 1916) was a writer,[1] educator,[2][3] journalist, literary critic,[4][5] and founding member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.[6]
Biography
José Veríssimo was born in Óbidos, Pará, the son of José Veríssimo de Matos and Ana Flora Dias de Matos. His early school-days were spent in Manaus and Belém.[7] In 1869, he was sent to Rio de Janeiro to continue his studies, but had to return to Pará due to poor health.[8] He then devoted himself zealously to journalism and teaching. In 1891, Veríssimo returned to Rio de Janeiro and took a position as professor in Colégio Pedro II. For some time (1895–1899), concurrently with his scholarly labors, he edited the famous Revista Brasileira.[9]
Works
Primeiras Páginas (1878).
Emilio Littré (1882).
Diversos: Cenas da Vida Amazônica (1886).
Questão de Limites: Pará e Amazonas (1889).
Estudos Brasileiros (2 Vols., 1889–1904).
Educação Nacional (1890).
A Amazônia: Aspectos Econômicos (1892).
A Pesca na Amazônia (1895).
A Instrução Pública e a Imprensa (1900).
Estudos de Literatura (6 vols., 1901–1907).
Homens e Coisas Estrangeiras (3 Vols., 1902–1910).