Sílvio Romero

Sílvio Romero
BornSílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero
(1851-04-21)21 April 1851
Lagarto, Sergipe, Empire of Brazil
Died18 June 1914(1914-06-18) (aged 63)
Rio de Janeiro City, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Occupation
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materFaculdade de Direito do Recife
Literary movementRomanticism

Sílvio Vasconcelos da Silveira Ramos Romero (April 21, 1851 – June 18, 1914) was a Brazilian "Condorist" poet, essayist, literary critic, professor, journalist, historian and politician.

He founded and occupied the 17th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters from 1897 until his death in 1914.