Virgil Huzum (born Virgiliu Huzum; December 12, 1905–July 7, 1987) was a

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n poet. Born in

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, his parents were Ion Huzum, a pharmacist, and Clara (''née'' Andoniu). He attended primary school in

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and

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, and went to Unirea High School in the latter town. While a student, he published verses in ''Anuarul Societății literare a Liceului "Unirea"''; he graduated in 1923. He studied pharmacy and obtained a degree in literature and philosophy from the

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in 1931. He made his adult publication debut in 1924 in ''Adevărul literar și artistic''. Huzum's first published book was the 1926 ''À la manière de....'', a collection of poetic parodies and pastiches. This was followed by short collections of verse: ''Bolta bizantină'' (1929), ''Zenit'' (1936), ''Mirajul sunetelor'' (1973). Among the magazines to which he contributed were ''

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'', ''Vremea'', ''Viața literară'', ''Zodiac'' and ''

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''.Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. I, p. 742. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Huzum, Virgil 1905 births 1987 deaths People from Ianca University of Bucharest alumni Romanian male poets 20th-century Romanian poets