George Călinescu

Novelist, Author

1899 – 1965

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Who was George Călinescu?

George Călinescu was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician and journalist, and a writer of classicist and humanist tendencies. He is currently considered one of the most important Romanian literary critics of all time, alongside Titu Maiorescu and Eugen Lovinescu, and is one of the outstanding figures of Romanian literature in the 20th century.

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Born
Jun 19, 1899
Bucharest
Also known as
  • Gheorghe Vişan
  • Gheorghe Călinescu
Parents
Spouses
Nationality
  • Romania
Profession
Employment
  • University of Bucharest
Lived in
  • Bucharest
Died
Mar 12, 1965
Otopeni

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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