ALESSANDRO HERCULANO DE CARVALHO E ARAUJO
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A Portuguese poet and scholar; born in Lisbon, March 28, 1810; died near Santarem, Sept. 12, 1877. He early distinguished himself as a political reformer, editor, and poet of reform. He also wrote valuable histories and historical novels. "The Prophet's Voice" is the best of his poems. "Eurico" is a strongly original historical novel. The "History of Portugal" and "The Origin and Development of the Inquisition in Portugal" are his best efforts in history.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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