John F. Kennedy
Famous Military Veterans
Marilyn Monroe
Anthony Weiner
My Ghost Story
I Survived
Babe Ruth
Johnny Cash
Georgia O'Keefe
I Survived
1 photo
Quick Facts
- NAME: Horacio Quiroga
- OCCUPATION: Journalist, Author
- BIRTH DATE: December 31, 1878
- DEATH DATE: February 19, 1937
- EDUCATION: National College of Uruguay.
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Salto, Uruguay
- PLACE OF DEATH: Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Full Name: Horacio Silvestre Quiroga Forteza
Best Known For
Uruguayan writer Horacio Quiroga penned short stories inspired by the jungle before committing suicide in 1937. Anaconda is considered his greatest work.
Quiz
Think you know about Biography?
Answer questions and see how you rank against other players.
Play NowHoracio Quiroga. (2013). The Biography Channel website. Retrieved 03:20, May 25, 2013, from http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740.
Horacio Quiroga. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740 [Accessed 25 May 2013].
"Horacio Quiroga." 2013. The Biography Channel website. May 25 2013, 03:20 http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740.
"Horacio Quiroga," The Biography Channel website, 2013, http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740 [accessed May 25, 2013].
"Horacio Quiroga," The Biography Channel website, http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740 (accessed May 25, 2013).
Horacio Quiroga [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 25] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740.
Horacio Quiroga, http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740 (last visited May 25, 2013).
Horacio Quiroga. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/horacio-quiroga-37740. Accessed May 25, 2013.
Profile
Horacio Quiroga was born December 31, 1878, in Salto, Uruguay. In 1901 he published a collection of poems, Coral Reefs. For the next 30 years, he wrote and published more than 200 dark stories, many of which were inspired by jungle life. In 1921 he published his masterpiece, Anaconda. Struggling with severe depression, Quiroga committed suicide on February 19, 1932, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
© 2013 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
Profile Connections
Included In These Groups
-
Famous Capricorns 498 people in this group
-
Famous Fiction Authors
View groupLike in Gone With the Wind, The Sun Also Rises after Twilight, even in a Pet Cemetary Where the Wild Things Are. But let's not be too morbid and discuss creepy things like The Satanic Verses or try to get an Interview With a Vampire from The Stranger Who Professes 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.' Going round in round like this, you may never know Where the Sidewalk Ends, and that would be unfortunate since Uncle Tom's Cabin is just around the corner...
Okay, we could go on, but we won't torture you. You get the point. Our attempt at creative writing is nothing compared to the imaginative minds of our Famous Fiction Authors Group.
Famous Fiction Authors 409 people in this group
-
Famous People Born in 1878 16 people in this group
profile name: Horacio Quiroga profile occupation:
Your Connections
Sign in with Facebook to see how you and your friends are connected to famous icons.
