author
Manuel de Figueiredo
1896–1965
A Portuguese writer and public figure from Porto, he published his first literary work in 1918 and built a career that moved between literature, cultural life, and public service.
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Infanta: tragédia
by Manuel de Figueiredo
About the author
Born in Cedofeita, Porto, on December 26, 1896, Manuel de Figueiredo was a Portuguese writer and politician. Reference sources identify him as active in literature from an early age, with his first published work appearing in 1918.
He is also linked to Portugal’s museum world: the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation records him as director of the Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis. That mix of literary work and institutional responsibility suggests a career shaped not only by writing, but by a wider engagement with Portuguese cultural life.
He died in Porto on November 19, 1965. Although widely remembered less than some of his contemporaries, he remains part of the twentieth-century Portuguese literary and cultural landscape.