Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira

Deceased Person

1910 – 1989

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Who was Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira?

Aurélio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira was a Brazilian lexicographer, philologist, translator, and writer, best known for editing the Novo Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa, a major dictionary of the Portuguese language.

His family name was originally spelled Hollanda, but was changed to Holanda, presumably to follow the Portuguese spelling reform of 1943.

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Born
May 3, 1910
Also known as
  • Aurelio Buarque de Holanda Ferreira
Lived in
  • Alagoas
Died
Feb 28, 1989

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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