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Bellu Cemetery
Șerban Vodă Cemetery (commonly known as Bellu Cemetery) is the largest and most famous cemetery in Bucharest, Romania. It is located on a plot of land donated to the local administration by Baron Barbu Bellu. It has been in use since 1858. The cemetery covers 54 acres and it is one of the most authentic cultural attractions in Bucharest. Hours The cemetery is open every day from 8:30 AM to 8 PM. On public holidays the visiting hours may differ. Notable interments * A * Elena Alistar, physician and politician * Theodor Aman, painter and illustrator * Ana Aslan, biologist and physician * B * Aurel Babeș, scientist and physician * George Bacovia, writer * Ioan Bălan, bishop * Leopoldina Bălănuță, actress * Eugen Barbu, journalist, pamphleteer, polemicist, publicist, novelist, scenarist, and politician * Tita Bărbulescu, singer * Ion Barbu, poet and mathematician * Marga Barbu, actress * Radu Beligan, actor * Barbu Bellu, baron, jurist, and politician * Carol Benes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sector 4 (Bucharest)
Sector 4 ( ro, Sectorul 4) is an administrative unit of Bucharest. Economy Romavia had its head office in Sector 4. " . Retrieved on 11 December 2011. "Compania Română de Aviație Romavia R.A. Bd. Dimitrie Cantemir Nr. 1, Bl. B2, Sector 4, București" Quarters * Berceni * * Olteniței * Progresul * *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugen Barbu
Eugen Barbu (; 20 February 1924 – 7 September 1993) was a Romanian modern novelist, short story writer, journalist, and correspondent member of the Romanian Academy. The latter position was vehemently criticized by those who contended that he plagiarized in his novel ''Incognito'' and for the anti-Semitic campaigns he initiated in the newspapers '' Săptămâna'' and ''România Mare'' which he founded and led. He also founded, alongside his disciple Corneliu Vadim Tudor, the nationalist Greater Romania Party (PRM). His most famous writings are the novels ''Groapa'' (1957) and ''Principele'' (1969).Călin Barbu's prose, in which the influence of neorealism has been noted, drew comparison to the works of Mateiu Caragiale, Tudor Arghezi, and Curzio Malaparte. It was however, considered unequal by several critics, who took into measure Barbu's preference for archaisms, as well as his fluctuating narrative style. Barbu also wrote several film scripts, some of which were fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eusebiu Camilar
Eusebiu is a Romanian male given name that may refer to: * (1910–1965), Romanian writer * Eusebiu Diaconu (born 1981), Romanian Greco-Roman wrestler * (1838–1922), Romanian author * Eusebiu Ștefănescu (1944–2015), Romanian actor * Eusebiu Tudor Eusebiu Iulian Tudor (born 1 July 1974 in Ploiești, Prahova County) is a Romanian former football midfielder. After he ended his playing career he worked as a manager. He is currently the manager of Liga II club Metaloglobus București. Ho ... (born 1974), Romanian football midfielder manager {{given name Romanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodor Burghele
Theodor Burghele (12 February 1905 – 3 June 1977) was a Romanian surgeon and urologist, titular member and President of the Romanian Academy, and Minister of Health. He was born in Iași in an old Moldavian boyar family, the son of Theodor Burghele and Fenareta, née Stoianovici. He studied at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Iași (1922–1928), obtaining in 1929 an MD degree with thesis ''Mycotic splenomegaly''. He then took specialization courses at the Urology Clinic of the University of Vienna (1930–1931). Upon returning to Romania, he started working at the surgical and urological clinic led by Nicolae Hortolomei at , in Bucharest. In 1937 Burghele became lecturer in the Department of Surgery at Colțea Hospital and in 1940 he was promoted to associate professor. In 1941 he was conscripted, and in 1942 he served as doctor in Tiraspol. In 1946, when a urinary tract surgery clinic was set up at Panduri Hospital, he was appointed professor at the Faculty o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești
Ioan Alexandru Brătescu-Voinești (January 1, 1868 – December 14, 1946) was a Romanian short story writer and politician. The scion of a minor aristocratic family from Târgoviște, he studied law and, as a young man, drew close to the ''Junimea'' circle and its patron Titu Maiorescu. He began publishing fiction as an adolescent, and put out his first book of stories in 1903; his work centered on the fading provincial milieu dominated by old class structures. Meanwhile, after a break with Maiorescu, he drew toward ''Viața Românească'' and Garabet Ibrăileanu. In 1907, Brătescu-Voinești entered the Romanian parliament, where he would serve for over three decades while his written output declined. In his later years, he became an outspoken anti-Semite and fascist, a stance that, following his country's defeat in World War II, gave way to anti-communism near the end of his life. Biography Literary work Born in Târgoviște, his parents were Alexandru Brătescu, a low-rankin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitrie Brândză
Dimitrie Brândză (; 1846–1895) was a Romanian botanist. He founded the Botanical Garden of Bucharest, which is now named in his honor. Brândză was born in Viișoara, Botoșani County. After studying at the Academia Mihăileană in Iași, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Paris in 1869. He was a professor at the University of Iași and the University of Bucharest. In 1879 he was elected titular member of the Romanian Academy. He died in Slănic-Moldova and was buried at Bellu Cemetery, in Bucharest. Taxa named in honour There are number of plants with specific name ''brandzae''. Including; '' Iris brandzae'', '' Agropyron brandzae'' Pantu & Solacolu. and '' Verbascum glabratum'' subsp. brandzae. Also a mussel in the Unionidae The Unionidae are a family of freshwater mussels, the largest in the order Unionida, the bivalve molluscs sometimes known as river mussels, or simply as unionids. The range of distribution for this family is worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Botta
Emil Botta (; 15 September 1911, Adjud – 24 July 1977, Bucharest) was a Romanian actor and writer. Together with Emil Cioran, Eugen Ionescu, and , he was a member of the literary group called ''Corabia cu ratați'' ("The Losers' Ship"). Botta graduated in 1932 from the Dramatical Art Conservatory of Bucharest. He was married for a while to actress Maria ''Mimi'' Botta. He was the younger brother of poet Dan Botta. Poetry * ''Întunecatul April'' (1937) * ''Pe-o gură de rai'' (1943) * ''Poezii'', (1966) * ''Versuri'' (includes ''Vineri''), (1971) * ''Poeme'', (1974) * ''Un dor fără saţiu'', (1976) Prose * ''Trântorul'', (1938) (second edition 1967) Awards * Premiul Fundaţiilor Regale (1937) * Premiul "Mihai Eminescu" al Academiei Române (1967) Legacy In Romania, there is a national poetry festival named in his honor. The Emil Botta National College in Adjud is named after him. Presence in English Language Anthologies * T''estament - 400 Years of Romanian Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucian Bolcaș
Lucian of Samosata, '; la, Lucianus Samosatensis ( 125 – after 180) was a Hellenized Syrian satirist, rhetorician and pamphleteer who is best known for his characteristic tongue-in-cheek style, with which he frequently ridiculed superstition, religious practices, and belief in the paranormal. Although his native language was probably Syriac, all of his extant works are written entirely in ancient Greek (mostly in the Attic Greek dialect popular during the Second Sophistic period). Everything that is known about Lucian's life comes from his own writings, which are often difficult to interpret because of his extensive use of sarcasm. According to his oration ''The Dream'', he was the son of a lower middle class family from the city of Samosata along the banks of the Euphrates in the remote Roman province of Syria. As a young man, he was apprenticed to his uncle to become a sculptor, but, after a failed attempt at sculpting, he ran away to pursue an education in Ionia. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Blaier
Andrei Blaier (15 May 1933 – 1 December 2011) was a Romanian film director and screenwriter. His 1958 film '' The Ball'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Born in Bucharest, he graduated in 1956 from the I.L. Caragiale Institute of Theatre and Film Arts. Blaier was awarded the National Order of Faithful Service, Knight rank. He died in 2011 in Bucharest and was buried at the Bellu Catholic Cemetery. Selected filmography Director * ''Ora "H"'' (1956) * ''Prima melodie'' (1958) * '' The Ball'' (''Mingea'', 1958) * ''Furtuna'' (1960) * ''A fost prietenul meu'' (1962) * ''Casa neterminată'' (1964) * ' (1967) * ''Apoi s-a născut legenda'' (1968) * ''Vilegiatura'' (1971) * ''Pădurea pierdută'' (1971) * ' (TV series, 1972) * ' (1975) * ''Through the Ashes of the Empire ''Through the Ashes of the Empire'' ( ro, Prin cenușa imperiului) is a 1976 Romanian war drama film directed by Andrei Blaier. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Besoiu
Ion Besoiu (; 11 March 1931 – 18 January 2017) was a Romanian actor. Biography He was born in Sibiu in 1931 and graduated the city's Theater and Music Academy. After making his debut in 1957, he played for 16 years at the Radu Stanca National Theatre in Sibiu. He then moved to Bucharest, where he played at the Bulandra Theatre. He later served for 12 years as director of this well-known theatre. Besoiu appeared in some of the most important Romanian films from the Communist period: "Furtuna", "Neamul Șoimăreștilor", "Haiducii", "Răscoala", "Mihai Viteazul", "Ciprian Porumbescu", "Păcală", "Blestemul pământului, blestemul iubirii", "Ultima noapte de dragoste", "Lumini și umbre", "Ce neagră e mama", and "Toate pânzele sus!". He died at Fundeni Hospital in Bucharest in 2017; he is buried at the city's Bellu Cemetery. He was also chosen by Disney to provide the Romanian voice of a character in the animated series – Darwing Duck. Selected filmography * ''Thirst'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Benesch
Carol Benesch (January 9, 1822, Jägerndorf, Austro-Hungarian Empire, today Krnov, Czech Republic - October 30, 1896, Bucharest, Romania) was a Silesian architect of Historicism and Eclecticism orientation established in the Kingdom of Romania. He was the father of Oscar Benes (1866-1925), chief architect of Bârlad. In different documents his name is spelled ''Carl Benesch, Carol Benisch, Carl Benisch, Carol Beneș, Carl Beneș, Carol Beniș, Carl Beniș''. Education and career Benesch studied architecture in Vienna. Shortly after graduation he was asked by Prince Nicolae Bibescu-Brâncoveanu to come to Wallachia, where he became an architect in Bucharest. In 1865 he was nominated Chief Architect of the City of Bucharest. Benesch was founding member and first vice-president of The Architects Society in Romania (Societatea Arhitecților din România) (1891-1892). Significant buildings * Peleș Castle - Sinaia * St. Joseph's Cathedral (Catedrala Sfântul Iosif), Roman Catho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radu Beligan
Radu Beligan (; 14 December 1918 – 20 July 2016) was a Romanian actor, director, and essayist, with an activity of over 70 years in theatre, film, television, and radio. On 15 December 2013, confirmed by Guinness World Records, the actor received the title of "The oldest active theatre actor" on the planet. He was elected honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 2004. One of the disciples of actress Lucia Sturdza-Bulandra and writer Eugène Ionesco, Radu Beligan is generally regarded as one of the major names of the Romanian theatre with a complex repertoire, classic and modern. He played alongside important actors, with performances both in the country and abroad. Biography Beligan was born in Galbeni, a village in the commune of Filipești, Bacău County, to a Romanian father and a mother of Greek origins. In an interview for ''toateartele.com'' in 2011, Radu Beligan declared that his paternal grandmother, Ecaterina Beligan, is the cousin of writer Ion Creangă. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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