Mihail Zamphirescu (1838 (or 1839)–June 15, 1878) was a

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n, later

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n poet. He was born in

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, but little is known about his early life. His father was probably named Zamfir, and he attended

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. He may have studied literature and philosophy at the universities of

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and

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(with the help of

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, according to some sources), but this appears unlikely, and no corroborating documentation exists. He spent nearly his entire adult life as a clerk in the administrative headquarters for Bucharest's hospitals, and died in a sanatorium. Zamphirescu wrote for the newspapers ''România'' and ''Dâmbovița'', and for the magazines ''Buciumul'', ''Revista Carpaților'', ''Revista contimporană'' and ''Foaia Societății pentru învățătura poporului român''. He published three books: ''Aurora'', a small poetry volume (1858); ''Muza de la Borta Rece'', a theatrical improvisation and parody of '' Junimism'' (1873); and ''Cântece și plângeri'', a collection of verses (1874). He left behind two unfinished poems (''Nebuniada'' and ''Bătălia de la Teișani'') and a rhyming dictionary.Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, p. 866. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zamphirescu, Mihail 1838 births 1878 deaths Writers from Bucharest Romanian male poets Romanian dramatists and playwrights 19th-century Romanian poets 19th-century Romanian dramatists and playwrights 19th-century male writers