Júlio Dantas,
GCC (1876 – 1962) was a Portuguese doctor, poet, journalist, politician, diplomat and
dramatist
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
. He was born in
Lagos
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and was a prolific writer; he cultivated various literary genres, from poetry to novels and journalism, becoming best known as a playwright. He died in
Lisbon.
Portuguese male writers
Education ministers of Portugal
People from Lagos, Portugal
19th-century Portuguese writers
19th-century male writers
1876 births
1962 deaths
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