Cândido de Figueiredo

Born in 1846 and active through the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he became one of Portugal’s best-known philologists and writers. His name is closely tied to the Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, first published in 1899 and reissued many times afterward, which helped secure his place in the history of Portuguese lexicography.

He was not limited to dictionary work. Sources also credit him with numerous studies on language as well as fiction and literary criticism, showing a writer deeply engaged with both the structure of words and the ideas carried by them.

Among his better-known creative works is Lisboa no ano 3000, published in 1892, a book described as social and institutional criticism. He died in 1925, leaving behind a body of work shaped by curiosity, discipline, and a lasting commitment to the Portuguese language.