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Assis Chateaubriand | |
|---|---|
 Assis Chateaubriand in 1957 | |
| Born | 4 October 1892 |
| Died | 4 April 1968 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Recife's Law Faculty |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, journalist, patron, politician, lawyer, university professor and writer |
Francisco de Assis Chateaubriand Bandeira de Melo (pronounced [fɾɐ̃ˈsisku dʒi aˈsis ʃɐtobɾiˈɐ̃ bɐ̃ˈdejɾɐ dʒi ˈmɛlu]), also nicknamed Chatô (October 4, 1892 – April 4, 1968), was a Brazilian lawyer, journalist, politician and diplomat. He was founder and director of the prominent media conglomerate of Brazil, the Diários Associados including: 34 newspapers, 36 radio stations, 18 television stations, one news agency, one weekly magazine (O Cruzeiro), one monthly magazine (A Cigarra) as well as many magazines for children.
During the 1940s and 1950s, he became notable in Brazil for his work as a journalist, an entrepreneur, an arts patron as well as a politician.[1][2] Chateaubriand was appointed Ambassador of Brazil to the United Kingdom, position he held from 1957 to 1961.[3] He was also a lawyer and professor of law,[4] writer[5] and member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters, occupying its 37th chair from 1954 until his death in 1968.[6]
- ^ (in Portuguese) UOL Education (biographies) – Assis Chateaubriand
- ^ (in Portuguese) E-biografias.net – Francisco Chateaubriand
- ^ "Former Ambassadors". Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Itaú Cultural – Enciclopédia – Assis Chateaubriand
- ^ Estante Virtual – list of books written by Chateaubriand
- ^ (in Portuguese) ABL – Biography for Assis Chateaubriand