Dimitrie Anghel (; July 16, 1872 – November 13, 1914) was a

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. Anghel was of Aromanian descent from his father. His first poem was published in ''

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'' (1890). His debut editorial ''Traduceri din Paul Verlaine'' was published in 1903 and in 1905 he published a volume of his works in ''În grădină'', and in 1909, in ''Fantazii''. Notable poems, many of which were in collaboration with

Ștefan Octavian Iosif Ștefan Octavian Iosif (; 11 October 1875 – 22 June 1913) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet and translator. Life Born in Brașov, Transylvania (part of Austria-Hungary at the time), he studied in his native town and in Sibiu befor ...

, include ''Legenda funigeilor'' (dramatic poem, 1907), ''Cometa'' (comedy, 1908), ''Caleidoscopul lui A. Mirea'' (1908), ''Carmen saeculare'' (historical poem, 1909), published in 1910, ''Cireșul lui Lucullus'' (proză). Around 1911 later in life he developed an interest in prose and published ''Povestea celor necăjiți'' (1911), ''Fantome'' (1911), ''Oglinda fermecată'' (1912), ''Triumful vieții'' (1912) and ''Steluța'' (1913). He fell in love with Iosif's wife

Natalia Negru Natalia Negru (December 5, 1882 – September 2, 1962) was a Romanian poet and prose writer. Although her literary contributions were relatively minor, she is noted for being at the center of a love triangle involving her first husband, Ște ...

, who left her husband and divorced him. Anghel and Negru married in November 1911. In the autumn of 1914, during a quarrel, Anghel fired a warning shot at Negru, lightly wounding her. Believing he had killed her, he shot himself in the chest. The resulting wound became infected, and he died of

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two weeks later. Marius Mototolea
"Povestea tragicului triunghi amoros din istoria literaturii române"
''

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'', February 8, 2013 Anghel was buried at

Eternitatea Cemetery Eternitatea is the biggest cemetery in Iași, Romania. Notable interments * Vasile Adamachi, philanthropist * Petre Andrei, sociologist and politician * Dimitrie Anghel, poet and writer * Alexandru Bădărău, politician, academic, and journ ...

where at the funeral, an unknown female reportedly shouted, "You miserable woman, who kills all the country's great people!" to his widow Negru.

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