Biography
João Franklin da Silveira Távora (January 13, 1842 – August 18, 1888) was a Brazilian novelist, journalist, politician, lawyer and dramatist, famous for his Regionalist romance O Cabeleira, set in 18th-century Pernambuco. He wrote under the pen names Semprônio and Farisvest.
He is patron of the 14th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Franklin Távora's biography at the official site of the Brazilian Academy of Letters (in Portuguese)
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Birthday1842-01-13
Deathday1888-08-18 (46 years old)
CitizenshipsBrazil
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