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Manuel de Figueiredo
1896–1965
A Portuguese writer and public figure from Porto, he published his first literary work in 1918 and moved between literature, cultural life, and politics. His career also included leading Porto’s Soares dos Reis National Museum, reflecting a strong tie to Portuguese art and letters.
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Infanta: tragédia
by Manuel de Figueiredo
About the author
Born in Cedofeita, Porto, on December 26, 1896, and dying in Porto on November 19, 1965, he was a Portuguese writer and politician. The main biographical sources available also connect him closely to the city’s cultural institutions and intellectual life.
He is noted for publishing his first literary work in 1918. Alongside his writing, he served as director of the Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis, one of Portugal’s best-known museums, which suggests a career that reached beyond books into the stewardship of art and public culture.
Although some online records of his books are sparse, he is remembered as a literary figure with a lasting place in Portuguese letters. His life seems to bring together several worlds at once: Porto, literature, museum work, and public service.