Luís de Camões, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luís de Camões

Portuguese poet

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 10-Jul-1580

Profession: writer, military personnel, poet, playwright

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Luís Vaz de Camões (Portuguese pronunciation: [lu'i? 'va? d? ka'mõj?]; sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, e.g.
by Byron in English Bards and Scotch Reviewers, ; c.
1524 or 1525 – 20 June [O.S.
10 June] 1580) is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet.
His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante.
He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas (The Lusiads).
His collection of poetry The Parnasum of Luís de Camões was lost in his lifetime.
The influence of his masterpiece Os Lusíadas is so profound that Portuguese is sometimes called the "language of Camões".



Alternative names	François Pascal Simon Gérard
Description	French painter, aquarellist and illustrator
Date of birth/death	12 March 1770	11 January 1837
Location of birth/death	Rome	Paris
Work period	from 1782 until 1837 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1782-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1837-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Work location	Paris (1782-1790), Rome (1790-1792), Paris (1792-1837)
Authority control	: Q163543 VIAF: 46776048 ISNI: 0000 0001 0780 7200 ULAN: 500115453 LCCN: n85158403 NLA: 36550602 WorldCat