Hipólito da Costa
Brazilian journalist and diplomat
Hipólito José da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonça was a Brazilian journalist and diplomat considered to be the "father of Brazilian press".
He is the patron of the 17th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters. Wikipedia
Born: August 13, 1774, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Died: September 11, 1823 (age 49 years), London, United Kingdom
Education: University of Coimbra
Nationality: Brazilian and Portuguese
Books
The Dionysian Artificers
1820
The History of the Dionysian Artificers
A Narrative of the Persecution of Hippolyto Joseph Da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonca: A Native of Colonia-do-Sacramento, on the River La Plata; Imprisoned and Tried in Lisbon, by the Inquisition, for the Pretended Crime of Free-masonry. To which are Added, the Bye-laws of the Inquisition of Lisbon, Both Ancient and Modern, (never Before Published,) Taken from the Originals in One of the Royal Libraries in London
1811
Sketch for the History of the Dionysian Artificers
1820
Sketch for the of the Dionysian Artificers: A Fragment
A Narrative of the Persecution of Hippolyto Joseph Da Costa Pereira Furtado de Mendonc̦a: A Native of Colonia-do-Sacramento, on the River La Plata; Imprisoned and Tried in Lisbon, by the Inquisition, for the Pretended Crime of Free-masonry. To which are Added, the Bye-laws of the Inquisition of Lisbon, Both Ancient and Modern, (never Before Published,) Taken from the Originals in One of the Royal Libraries in London
1811