Camilo Pessanha

Camilo Almeida Pessanha was born in Coimbra on September 7, 1867 and died in Macau, China on March 1st , 1926.

He studied law in Coimbra. He was appointed Royal Attorney in Bragança, lawyer in Óbidos and in 1894, he moved to Macau, where for three years he was Professor of Philosophy and later a district judge.

He published poems in some magazines and newspapers, but his only book "Clepsydra", was published in 1920 by Ana de Castro Osório, without his participation because he was in Macau. Thanks to this initiative, the verses of Camilo Pessanha won’t be forgotten.

Despite the small size of its work, he is considered one of the most important Portuguese poets.