Tudor Teodorescu-Braniște (April 12, 1899 – March 23, 1969) was a

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n journalist. He was editor at a number of newspapers, including '' Cuvântul Liber'' from 1933 to 1936, ''Aurora'', ''

Adevărul (; meaning "The Truth", formerly spelled ''Adevĕrul'') is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in Iași, in 1871, and reestablished in 1888, in Bucharest, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Kingd ...

'' and, from 1944 to 1947, ''Jurnalul de Dimineață'', which was ultimately suspended from publishing due to his and his staff's steadfast refusal to adopt a pro-

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stance. Born in

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, he took refuge with his family in

Bârlad Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad (river), Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia. At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret (river ...

during

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. At the end of the war, he returned to his native city, completed high school, and then graduated from the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

's law school in 1921. He practiced law for a short time at the

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Bar, then devoted himself entirely to the life of a journalist and politician. He debuted in 1915, under the pseudonym Andrei Braniște, at ''Rampa'' and then collaborated on publications such as ''Revista noastră'', ''Sclipiri'', ''Progresul'', ''Hiena'', ''

Contimporanul ''Contimporanul'' (antiquated spelling of the Romanian word for "the Contemporary", singular masculine form) was a Romanian (initially a weekly and later a monthly) avant-garde literary and art magazine, published in Bucharest between June 1922 ...

'', ''Facla'', ''Mișcarea'', ''Muncitorul'', ''

Cuvântul ''Cuvântul'' (, meaning "The Word") was a daily newspaper, published by philosopher Nae Ionescu in Bucharest, Romania, from 1926 to 1934, and again in 1938. It was primarily noted for progressively adopting a far-right and fascist agenda, an ...

'', ''Parlamentul'', ''Opoziția'', ''Curentul'', and ''Revista politică''. He also wrote for ''Excelsior'', ''Progresul social'', ''Herald'', ''

Revista Fundațiilor Regale ''Revista Fundațiilor Regale'' ("The Review of Royal Foundations") was a monthly literary, art and culture magazine published in Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and ...

'', ''Însemnări ieșene'', ''Lumea românească'', ''Liberalul'', ''Gazeta literară'', ''

Ramuri ''Ramuri'' ("Twigs" or "Branches") is a Romanian literary magazine put out from Craiova, the regional center of Oltenia region. Its first edition appeared from December 1905, and was closely tied to Nicolae Iorga's ''Sămănătorul'', published i ...

'', ''Tribuna'', and '' Luceafărul''. His writings include "Șovăiri" (1921), "Oameni și cărți" (1922), "Ochiul de nichel" (1927), "Fundătura cimitirului no. 13" (1932), "Domnul Negoiță" (1932), "Băiatul popii" (1933), "Oameni de ieri..." (1938), "Prințul" (1944), "Scandal" (1945), "Primăvara apele vin mari" (1960), "Oameni și paiațe" (1967), and "Pavilionul de vânătoare" (posthumous, 1986). He died in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Teodorescu, Tudor 1899 births 1969 deaths People from Pitești University of Bucharest alumni Adevărul editors Romanian newspaper editors 20th-century Romanian lawyers