Orígenes Lessa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Orígenes Lessa

Brazilian writer

Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1903

Place of Birth: Lençóis Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil

Date of Death: 13-Jul-1986

Profession: writer, journalist, novelist, short story writer

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Orígenes Lessa, journalist, short story writer, novelist, and a writer of essays, was born in Lençóis Paulista, SP, on July 12, 1903, and died in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, on July 13, 1986.
He was elected, on July 9, 1981 for the Chair number 10 of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, succeeding Osvaldo Orico, and was received on November 20, 1981, by the Academy Member Francisco de Assis Barbosa.