Manuel José Othón

Manuel José Othón, born on June 14, 1858, was a Mexican editor, dramatist, and poet famous for his sonnet sequences. He authored several poetry collections, such as Nuevas poesías (San Luis Potosí, B. E. García Typography, 1883) and Noche rústica de Walpurgis [Rustic Night of Walpurgis]. The latter was published posthumously in 1907 by Imprenta de Ignacio Escalante. Othón died on November 28, 1906.