Alexandre O'Neill

Alexandre O'Neill
Statue of Alexandre O'Neill
Born
Alexandre Manuel Vahia de Castro O'Neill de Bulhões

(1924-12-19)19 December 1924
Lisbon, Portugal
Died21 August 1986(1986-08-21) (aged 61)
Lisbon, Portugal
Occupation
  • Writer
  • poet
  • publicist
LanguagePortuguese
Genre
Literary movement
  • Surrealism
  • concretism
Notable worksPortugal, St. Francis's Empty Sandal, Lament of the Man Who Misses Being Blind
Notable awardsGrand Officer of the Order of Saint James of the Sword
Spouse
  • Noémia Delgado
    (m. 1957; div. 1971)
  • Teresa Patrício de Gouveia
    (m. 1971; div. 1981)
Children2, including Alexandre Delgado O'Neill and Afonso de Gouveia O'Neill

Alexandre Manuel Vahia de Castro O'Neill de Bulhões, GOSE (19 December 1924 – 21 August 1986) was a Portuguese writer and poet of Irish descent.