Tudor Pamfile (11 June 1883 – 21 October 1921) was a
Romania
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n writer.
Tudor Pamfile was born on 11 June 1883 in the village of
Èšepu in
Tecuci County
Tecuci County was a county (Romanian language, Romanian: ''judeÈ›'') in the Kingdom of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia. The county seat was Tecuci.
The county was located in the central-eastern part of Greater Romania, in the south of ...
(now in
Galați County
Galați () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galați.
History
Historically Galați is part of Moldavia. In 1858, it was represented by Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the ''ad hoc Divan'' at Iași, in the wa ...
). He attended primary school and the
gymnasium in
Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
...
, and then transferred to the Military School in
Bucharest
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. During his studies, he was befriended by
Ioan Bianu
Ioan Bianu (1856 or 1857 – February 13, 1935) was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian philologist and bibliographer. The son of a peasant family from Transylvania, he completed high school in Blaj, where he became a disciple of Timotei Cipariu a ...
, who introduced him to the literary circles of Bucharest. Upon graduation he was assigned to the Third
Roșiori Regiment in
Bârlad
Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting th ...
.
Tudor Pamfile's work, as a writer was significantly influenced by ethnographer and
folklorist
Folklore studies, less often known as folkloristics, and occasionally tradition studies or folk life studies in the United Kingdom, is the branch of anthropology devoted to the study of folklore. This term, along with its synonyms, gained currenc ...
Simeon Florea Marian.
[ Pamfile himself is counted among prominent folklorists.][ He, together with ]Arthur Gorovei
Arthur Gorovei (born 19 February 1864, Fălticeni – d. 19 March 1951, Bucharest) was a Romanian writer, folklorist and ethnographer
Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthro ...
, have been credited with being the first scholars to collect genuine Romanian folktales.[
Pamfile was editor of the magazines '']Ion Creangă
Ion Creangă (; also known as Nică al lui Ștefan a Petrei, Ion Torcălău and Ioan Ștefănescu; March 1, 1837 – December 31, 1889) was a Moldavian, later Romanian writer, raconteur and schoolteacher. A main figure in 19th-century Romania ...
'' and ''Miron Costin
Miron Costin (March 30, 1633 – 1691) was a Moldavian (Romanian) political figure and chronicler. His main work, ''Letopiseţul Ţărâi Moldovei e la Aron Vodă încoace' (''The Chronicles of the land of Moldavia Aron Vodă]'') was meant to e ...
'', both published in Bârlad. He also supported the magazine '' Freamătul'' initially published in Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in Galați County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from Galați, Bârlad, and Mărășești.
...
, but which moved to Bârlad. He wrote several ethnographic studies and contributed to the magazines '' Șezătoarea'', '' Analele Academiei Române'', ''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 ...
'', '' Floarea darurilor'', '' Însemnări literare'', '' Lamura'', ''Viața Românească
''Viața Românească'' (, "The Romanian Life") is a monthly literary magazine published in Romania. Formerly the platform of the left-wing traditionalist trend known as poporanism, it is now one of the Writers' Union of Romania's main venues.
Th ...
'', '' Viața literară și artistică'' and '' Lumina poporului''. With George Tutoveanu
George Tutoveanu (born Gheorghe Ionescu; 30 November 1872–18 August 1957) was a Romanian poet.
Born in Bârlad, his parents were the Romanian Orthodox church singer Gheorghe Ionescu and his wife Catinca. He had five brothers and a sister, ...
and , he was one of the founders of the literary society, Academia Bârlădeană The Academia Bârlădeană (Academy of Bârlad) was a cultural society, founded on May 1, 1915, in the city of Bârlad (Tutova County) - at present Vaslui County - by George Tutoveanu, Toma Chiricuţă and Tudor Pamfile.
Background
After the uni ...
.
Pamfile died on 21 October 1921 in Chișinău
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(now in Moldova
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Works
* ''Jocuri de copii'' (3 volumes), București, 1906–1909
* ''Cartea pentru tineret de la sate'' București, 1907 (with Mihai Lupescu and L. Mrejeriu
* ''Povestire pe scurt despre neamul românesc'' – Bârlad, 1907
* ''Cimilituri românești'' – București, 1908
* ''Craiul vremurilor'' (stories) – Vălenii de Munte, 1909
* ''Feţi frumoşi de odinioară'' (stories) – București, 1910
* ''Industria casnică la Români. Trecutul și starea ei de astăzi'' – București, 1910
* ''Sărbătorile de vară la români'' "Summer Holidays of the Romanians" – București, 1910
* ''Boli și leacuri la oameni, vite şi păsări'' – București, 1911
* ''Firișoare de aur'' (stories and legends) – București, 1911
* ''Sfârșitul lumii după credințele poporului român'' – Bârlad, 1911
* ''Culegere de colinde, cîntece de stea, vicleime, sorcove şi plugușoare, întocmite pentru folosul tineretului ce urează la Crăciun și Anul Nou'' – București, 1912
* ''Culegere de ghicitori românești (cimilituri)'' – București, 1912
* ''Agricoltura la români'' – București, 1913
* ''Cântece de țară'' – București, 1913
* ''Povestea lumii de demult'' "Story of the World of Yore" – București, 1913
* ''Cromatica poporului român'' (with Mihai Lupescu) – București, 1914
* ''Diavolul învrăjbitor al lumii'' – București, 1914
* ''Însemnări cu privire la moșia, satul și biserica de la Strîmba din comuna Puiești, județul Tutova'' (with V. C. Nicolau) – Bîrlad, 1914)
* ''Sărbătorile de toamnă și postul Crăciunului'' – București, 1914
* ''Sărbătorile la români. Crăciunul'' – București, 1914
* ''Un tăciune şi-un cărbune. (stories)'' – București, 1914
* ''Dragostea în datina tineretului român''
* ''Pământul după credinţele poporului Român''.
* ''Văzduhul după credințele poporului Român'' (with )
* ''Cerul și podoabele lui, după credințele poporului Român'' (with Antoaneta Olteanu)
* ''Mitologie românească''
References
External links
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Romanian writers
Romanian ethnographers
Romanian folklorists
People from Galați County
1883 births
1923 deaths