Adelmar Tavares
Adelmar Tavares da Silva (Recife, February 16, 1888 – June 20, 1963 Rio de Janeiro) was a lawyer, magistrate, jurist, professor and poet from Recife. He was a member of Brazilian Societies devoted to criminology and law. As a poet he was respected with several of his poems becoming songs. In 1948 he became President of the Academia Brasileira de Letras.
Partial bibliography
- Luz dos meus olhos, Myriam - poetry (1912)
- A poesia das violas - poetry (1921)
- Noite cheia de estrelas - poetry (1925)
- A linda mentira - prose (1926)
- O caminho enluarado - poetry (1932)
- A luz do altar - poetry (1934)
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| Preceded by João Luís Alves |
 Brazilian Academy of Letters - Occupant of the 11th chair 1926 — 1963 |
Succeeded by Deolindo Couto |
| Preceded by João Neves da Fontoura |
President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters 1948 |
Succeeded by Miguel Osório de Almeida |
Patrons and members of the Brazilian Academy of Letters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chairs 1 to 10 | 1 (Adelino Fontoura): Luís Murat ►
Afonso d'Escragnolle Taunay ►
Ivan Monteiro de Barros Lins ►
Bernardo Élis ►
Evandro Lins e Silva ►
Ana Maria Machado | |
| Chairs 11 to 20 | 11 (Fagundes Varela): Lúcio de Mendonça ►
Pedro Augusto Carneiro Lessa ►
Eduardo Ramos ►
João Luís Alves ►
Adelmar Tavares ►
Deolindo Couto ►
Darcy Ribeiro ►
Celso Furtado ►
Hélio Jaguaribe | |
| Chairs 21 to 30 | 21 (Joaquim Serra): José do Patrocínio ►
Mário de Alencar ►
Olegário Mariano ►
Álvaro Moreira ►
Adonias Filho ►
Dias Gomes ►
Roberto Campos ►
Paulo Coelho | |
| Chairs 31 to 40 | 31 (Pedro Luís Pereira de Sousa): Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior ►
João Batista Ribeiro de Andrade Fernandes ►
Paulo Setúbal ►
Cassiano Ricardo ►
José Cândido de Carvalho ►
Geraldo França de Lima ►
Moacyr Scliar ►
Merval Pereira | |