Tomás António Gonzaga, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tomás António Gonzaga

Brazilian poet, jurist and activist

Date of Birth: 11-Aug-1744

Place of Birth: Miragaia, Porto District, Portugal

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1810

Profession: poet, jurist, political activist

Nationality: Portugal, Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Tomás António Gonzaga (11 August 1744 – c.
1810) was a Portuguese-born Brazilian poet.
One of the most famous Neoclassic colonial Brazilian writers, he was also the ouvidor and the ombudsman of the city of Ouro Preto (formerly "Vila Rica"), as well as the desembargador of the appeal court in Bahia.
He wrote under the pen name Dirceu. He is patron of the 37th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.