Valeriu Munteanu (October 4, 1921 – December 20, 1999) was a

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n philologist, lexicographer, and translator. After studying law in

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and

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, he studied philology in

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, and Nordic languages in

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, Sweden. He translated into Romanian writers such as

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, Artur Lundkvist, Hans Scherfig,

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Orders, Prizes

*Knight of the Swedish

Order of the Polar Star The Royal Order of the Polar Star ( Swedish: ''Kungliga Nordstjärneorden'') is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim. The Order of t ...

1st Class (1981) * the Danish Order of the Dannebrog * Swedish Academy's translation prize (1981) *

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translation prize (1997)

Works

*Dansk-Rumensk Ordbog (Romanian-Danish dictionary) (co-ed.), Dansk Historisk Håndbogsforlag/Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică, 1984 (cca 40.000 words). A second edition was published. *Ghid de conversație român-suedez (Swedish-Romanian phrase book), (Ed. Sport-Turism, București, 1977) *Dansk-rumænsk parlør (Danish-Romanian phrase book), (Ed. Sport-Turism, București, 1980) *Dicționar suedez-român (Swedish-Romanian dictionary), (Ed. Polirom, Iași, 2002) *Dicționar danez-român (Danish-Romanian dictionary), (Ed. Polirom, Iași, 2003)

Bibliography

* ''Valeriu Munteanu. Der Mensch und der Hochschullehrer'' ("Valeriu Munteanu. The Man and University Lecturer"), in: Guțu, G./Sandu, D. (ed.): Zur Geschichte der Germanistik in Rumänien (II). Der Bukarester Lehrstuhl. (Ed. Universității București, 2005)

References

External links

Articol al Societății germaniștilor din România
{{DEFAULTSORT:Muntean, Valeriu 1921 births 1999 deaths Philologists Romanian writers Romanian expatriates in Sweden