Antônio Houaiss
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Antônio Houaiss was a Brazil
ian lexicographer, writer and translator, who served as the Minister
of Culture.
He was the son of Lebanese
immigrants.
He is best known for his translation of James Joyce
's Ulysses
, and for supervising the composition of the Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa
, one of the major reference dictionaries for the Portuguese language
.
He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian lexicographer, writer and translator, who served as the Minister
Minister (government)
A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....
of Culture.
He was the son of Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
immigrants.
He is best known for his translation of James Joyce
James Joyce
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce was an Irish novelist and poet, considered to be one of the most influential writers in the modernist avant-garde of the early 20th century...
's Ulysses
Ulysses (novel)
Ulysses is a novel by the Irish author James Joyce. It was first serialised in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, and then published in its entirety by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, in Paris. One of the most important works of Modernist literature,...
, and for supervising the composition of the Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa
Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa
The Dicionário Houaiss da Língua Portuguesa is a major reference dictionary for the Portuguese language, edited by Brazilian writer Antônio Houaiss....
, one of the major reference dictionaries for the Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
.
He was a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.