George Dumitrescu (April 22, 1901 – October 22, 1972) was a

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n poet.

Biography

Born in Cocioc,

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, he attended high school in

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, where one of his teachers was

Ioan A. Bassarabescu Ioan Alecu Bassarabescu (commonly rendered I. A. Bassarabescu; December 17, 1870 - March 27, 1952) was a Romanian comedic writer, civil servant and politician, who served one term (1926–1927) in the Senate of Romania. His work, mainly in prose ...

.Marin Bucur, Mircea Anghelescu, ''Literatura română contemporană: Poezia'', p. 97. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1980 He then entered the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea din București), commonly known after its abbreviation UB in Romania, is a public university founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princel ...

's literature and philosophy faculty, graduating in 1924 and earning a doctorate in 1938. He was

Mihail Dragomirescu Mihail Dragomirescu (March 22, 1868 – November 25, 1942) was a Romanian aesthetician, literary theorist and critic. Born in Plătărești, Călărași County, he completed primary school in his native village in 1881, followed by Bucharest's G ...

's teaching assistant from 1925 to 1931, and also worked as a high school teacher. Dumitrescu's published debut took place in 1920, with poems in ''

Convorbiri Literare ''Convorbiri Literare'' ( Romanian: ''Literary Talks'') is a Romanian literary magazine published in Romania. It is among the most important journals of the nineteenth-century Romania. History and profile ''Convorbiri Literare'' was founded by ...

''. His first book, the short volume ''Poezii'', appeared the same year. He headed ''Ritmul vremii'' magazine from 1925 to 1929. His poetry books were ''Primăveri scuturate'' (1924), ''Cântece pentru madona mică'' (1926), ''Priveliști'' (1928), ''Elegii'' (1933) and ''Zăpezi și purpură'' (1936). He also wrote collections of verses for children: ''Zvon și joacă de copii'' (1955), ''Ce mai faceți, florilor?'' (1957) and ''Glasuri limpezi'' (1961). The 1927 ''Opinii literare'' collected his criticism; ''Poezia lui Cerna'' (1939), in the same genre, was a monograph about the lyric poetry of

Panait Cerna Panait Cerna (; Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Панайот Черна, ''Panayot Cherna'', born Panayot Stanchov or Panait Staciov; August 26 or September 25, 1881 – March 26, 1913) was a Romanian poet, philosopher, literary critic and tr ...

. He won the

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Prize in 1927 and the

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prize in 1934. He died in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

.Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. I, p. 537. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dumitrescu, George 1901 births 1972 deaths People from Periș University of Bucharest alumni 20th-century Romanian poets Romanian magazine editors Romanian children's writers Romanian literary critics Romanian schoolteachers Romanian male poets