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Austregésilo de Athayde (September 25, 1898 – September 13, 1993) was a writer and journalist born in Caruaru, Pernambuco, Brazil. His career includes being invited by Assis Chateaubriand to work at a top position at the Diários Associados. Later he became an emblematic figure for the Academia Brasileira de Letras as he served as ...
Belarmino Maria Austregésilo Augusto de Athayde ComC • GCC • GCSE • GCIH (Caruaru, 25 de setembro de 1898 – Rio de Janeiro, 13 de setembro de 1993) foi um jornalista, professor, cronista, ensaísta e orador brasileiro.
Austregésilo de Athayde, President of the Brazilian Academy of Letters for 34 years until his death in September 1993, is best remembered as one of the most prominent and effective champions of human rights in South America.
Dr. Austregésilo de Athayde, renowned Brazilian journalist and champion of human rights, was a key figure in the drafting of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. He encountered Daisaku Ikeda’s writings late in life and found resonance with his own ideals.
Presidiu a Academia Brasileira de Letras de 1959 até 1993. Austregésilo de Athayde (Belarmino Maria A. Augusto de A.), professor, jornalista, cronista, ensaísta e orador, nasceu em Caruaru, PE, em 25 de setembro de 1898, e faleceu no Rio de Janeiro, RJ, em 13 de setembro de 1993.
Brazilian writer and journalist Austregésilo de Athayde (1898–1993) was admired throughout his long life and career, in which he made it his priority to vigorously promote the twin concerns of social justice and human rights.
Presidente da Academia Brasileira de Letras de 1959 a 1993, Austregésilo de Athayde integrou, como delegado do Brasil, na III Assembleia da ONU, em Paris, a comissão que redigiu a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos, divulgada em 10 de dezembro de 1948.
