Tudor Pamfile

Who was Tudor Pamfile?

Tudor Pamfile was a Romanian writer.

Tudor Pamfile was born on June 11, 1883 in the village of Ţepu in Tecuci County. He attended primary school and the gimnasium in Tecuci, and the transferred to the Military School in Bucharest. During his studies he was befriended by Ion Bianu who introduced him to the literary circles of Bucharest Upon graduation he was assigned to the Third Roşiori Regiment in Bârlad.

Tudor Pamfile's work, as a writer, was significantly influenced by ethnographer and folklorist Simeon Florea Marian. Pamfile was editor of the magazines "Ion Creangă" and "Miron Costin, both published in Bârlad. He also supported the magazine "Freamătul" initially published in Tecuci, but which moved to Bârlad. He wrote several enthonographic studies and contributed to the magazines Şezătoarea, Analele Academiei Române, Convorbiri literare, Floarea darurilor, Însemnări literare, Lamura, Viața Românească, Viaţa literară şi artistică and Lumina poporului. With George Tutoveanu and Toma Chiricuţă, he was one of the founders of the literary society "Academia Bârlădeană"

Tudor Pamfile died on October 21, 1923 in Chişinău