Alexandre O'Neill

Alexandre Manuel Vahia de Castro O’Neill de Bulhões (December 19, 1924 - August 21, 1986) was a Portuguese surrealist autodidact poet of Irish origin. At the age of 20, O'Neill finished the first grade in the Nautical School of Lisbon, but a license to be a ship pilot was refused to him due to his myopia. Two years later, after a dispute with his parents, he left home and went living with an uncle. December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Surrealism is an artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious. ... Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) is self-education or self-directed learning. ... Poet is a term applied to a person who composes poetry, including extended forms such as dramatic verse. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

In 1948, O'Neill was among the founders of the Lisbon Surrealist Movement, along with Mário Cesariny, José-Augusto França and others.