claim: Cary Elwes is a writer.
evidence: Clovis Bevilaqua -LRB- 4 October 1859 -- 26 July 1944 -RRB- was a Brazilian jurist , historian and journalist born in Vicosa do Ceara -LRB- which is in Ceara , in the Northeast of Brazil , in 1859 .. Brazil. Brazil. Vicosa do Ceara. Vicosa do Ceara. Ceara. Ceara. Northeast of Brazil. Northeast of Brazil. Bevilaqua was professor for civil and comparative law at Recife .. Recife. Recife. As the author of the Brazilian Civil Code of 1916 , whose first draft he presented in 1899 , and as that code 's first commentator , Bevilaqua was the founding father of Brazilian civil law scholarship .. Brazilian Civil Code. Brazilian Civil Code. civil law. Civil law ( legal system ). He founded and occupied the 14th chair of the Brazilian Academy of Letters , from 1897 until his death in 1944 .. Brazilian Academy of Letters. Academia Brasileira de Letras. The chair 's patron is Franklin Tavora .. Franklin Tavora. Franklin Tavora