Inocêncio Francisco Da Silva
Inocêncio Francisco da Silva (28 September 1810 – 27 June 1876), often referred simply as Innocencio (the standard spelling of his name at the time) was the most distinguished Portuguese bibliographer, who compiled seven centuries' worth of information about Portuguese-language authors up to the mid-19th century. He authored the monumental ''Diccionario Bibliographico Portuguez'', which was continued by others following his death. Biography Inocêncio Francisco da Silva was born in 1810, in the parish of Mercês (Lisbon), Mercês, in Lisbon, the son of Inocêncio Francisco da Silva and Francisca Henriques. The family was of limited economic resources, and his mother died while he was still young. From 1825 to 1830, he studied drawing, the humanities, French, and, for two years, he attended the , a professional technical education institution of accounting. By this time, he independently read Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Rousseau, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, ...
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Mercês (Lisbon)
Mercês can refer to: * Mercês (Minas Gerais), a place in Brazil * Mercês (Lisbon), a place in Portugal * Merces (Goa), a locality besides Panaji, Tiswadi in Goa, India * Merces (Vasai), a locality besides Mumbai(Bombay), Thane in Maharashtra, India {{disambig ...
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