Cultural Personalities
Poets
and writers
Mircea Cartaresu
Was born on June 1st, 1956, in Bucharest. Graduate of the "Dimitrie Cantemir",
Bucharest, attended the Romanian Language and Literature Department. In 1980 presented
his lincence about Eminescu's poetic imagery of posthumously published poems, which
turned into the book "Dream chimera. In 1999, he finishes a Ph.D. in Romanian literature
with a thesis on Romanian Postmodernism coordinated by Professor Paul Cornea, published
the same year by Humanitas. He is married to poet Ioana Nicolae. He is considered
the most important of the literary generation of poets from the 1980s. As a Ph.D.,
is a professor at the Department of Romanian Literature at the Faculty of Letters,
University of Bucharest.
George Achim
Was born on 27 february 1960 in Soncuta Mare, the country of Maramures. Poet,
university man, politician, graduate of the Faculty of Philology of Cluj –
The department of romanian – Spanish and nowadays he is involved into pedagogical
and cultural activity in Satu Mare. When he was a student he was a school redactor
at the Echinox magazine, but he also published in Tribuna, Amfiteatru, Steaua, Poesis,
Contrapunct. He is present in the anthology ALPHA`84 with the poems “Intaltarea
la sunet”.
Camil Baltazar (1902-1977)
writer, poet. His first books : "Rugăciuni de seară"(1923) , "Fluierul de mătase"
(1924). His poetry brought him the title of “Poet of the light”.
Emil Botta (1912-1977)
- born at Adjud.
Ioan Slavici (writer
and publicist) – retired in his last years of life in Panciu, where he wrote
a port of “Amintiri”, substantial memories about the classics of the
romanian literature.
Mihail Steriade (1904-1994)
- born in 1904 at Focsani, writer.
Duiliu Zamfirescu
(1858-1922) - born in 1858 at Dumbraveni, writer and diplomat, the founder of the
cyclic romanian novel.
Vladimir Streinu (1902-1970)
- born May 23, 1902 in the village Teiu Arges county, author, literary critic, esthetician,
literary historian, educator, writer Romanian.
Gheorghe Pituţ (1940-1991)
- was a Romanian poet and novelist. He wrote among others The trip to Uriaş.
Theodor Dumitru Neculiţă (born September 20 1859, Targu Beautiful, Iasi County - Died October 17
1904) was a poet, who in 1948
was elected to the post-mortem member of the Romanian Academy.
Musicians
Franz Lamprecht
The german master Franz Lamprecht, first bandmaster and musical director
in the state philharmonic “Dinu Lipatti” from 1992.Durint this 12 years,
Franz Lamprecht managed to transpose the image of the philharmonic in the whole
Europe, bringing fame to the country. Trough his itinerancy organized in many cities
from Germany and different capitals such as : Vienna, Paris, Salzburg, Strasburg,
Rome, Prague and Budapest, and brought a benefit of 300.000 euro to the state philharmonics,
acquiring the instruments personally.
Angela Gheorghiu -born
in Adjud, soprano
Marţian Negrea
- Born January 29 1893 in Vorumloc today Viilor Valley, county of Sibiu, Romanian
composer.
Creators of music, although not very large, covers all genres, from music room
(Piano Sonata, op. 5, 1921, String Quartet, op. 17, 1949; Suite for clarinet and
piano, op. 27, 1960), vocal and choral, to symphonic music (Symphony Spring, pp
23, 1956, Concerto for orchestra, op. 28, 1963), vocal-symphonic (Requiem, op. 25,
1957) and opera (Marin fisherman, op. 12, 1933).
People
From The Press
Felicia Antip-born
in Focasani, external politics redactor for the “Lumea” and “Tribuna
Romaniei” magazines.
Teachers
Sava Athanasiu
(1861-1946)-born in Ruginesti, geologist, the founder of the national school of
stratigraphy.
Emil Boldan
– born in Focasani, ex dean of the Faculty of philology of Bucharest
Frosin Constantin
- Actor, teacher, dean of the faculty of Communication and Public Relations of the
Danubius University of Galati. Correspondent member of the European Academy.
Grigore Gheba
- born in 15 august at Dumitresti, mathematician, the best known author of mathematics
books.
Constantin Giurescu
(1901-1977) - born in 1901 at Focsani,teacher, academician, historian, involved
into politics.
Hanta Alexandru
- born in 1931 at Soveja, ex dean of the Faculty of philology of the University
of Bucharest.
Hurjui Ion
- born in 1933 at Ploscuteni, medic, writer, professor at the University of Medicine
in Iasi.
Simion Mehedinţi
(1868-1962) - born in 1868 at Soveja, the founder of the geographic learning.
Ion Panzaru - born
in 1950 at Focsani , vicedean of the university of Bucharest.
Benone Puşca
- born in 1935 in Panciu, chancellor of the Danubius University in Galati.
Gheorghe Tattarescu
(1820-1894) - born in 1920 at Focsani, one of the pioneers of the artistic education.
Engineers
Gheorghe Bals
(1868-1934) - born in Adjud, engineer and old art historian
Anghel Saligny (1854-1925)
- born in 1854 at Focsani, president of the Romanian Academy, remarkable bridge
constructor.
Actors
Gheorghe Dinica
- born in 1933,Bucuresti,decesed in 2009 was one of the most important Romanian
actors. Dinică showed an early interest in acting, being part of different amateur
theater troupes since he was 17.
Costache Bălănescu
(1830-1888) - born in 1830 at Focsani, actor, appreciated by Eminescu
Leopoldina Bălănuţă
(1934-1998) -born in 1934 at Haulisca , big theater actress
Cornel Coman (1936-1981)
- born in 1936 at Vizintea, actor
Ion Dichiseanu - born
in Adjud, actor
Emanoil Petruţ
(1932-1983) - born in 1876 at Marasesti, actor.
Doctors
Anton Mihail
- born in 1924 at Focsani, ex director of the Coltea Hospital, memeber of the New
York Academy.
Ion Niculescu (1895-1957)
- born in 1895 at Focasni, neurologist.
Alexandru Rădulescu
(1886-1979) - Born in 1889 at Focsani, medic and writer, specialist in chirurgical
orthopedics.
Oscar Sager (1894-1981)
- born in 1894 at Focsani, neurologist.
Producers
Gheorghe Naghi
- born in 1932 at Adjudu Vechi, producer.
Tudor Vornicu
(1926-1989) - born in 1926 at Aghelesti, producer and director of television.
Historians
Ion Nestor
(1905-1974) - born in 1905 at Focsani, historian and archeologist.
Dimitrie Voinov (1867-1951)
- – born in 1867 at Focsani, zoologist, historian.
Other
Gheorghe Longinescu
- born in 1939 at Focasani, Chemist.
Stefan Longinescu
(1865-1931)-born in 1865 at Focsani, law specialist.
Ion Mincu (1852-1912)
- born in 1852 at Focsani, architect of witch name is tied to the apparition of
the national architecture school.
George Plagino (1876-1949)
- born in 1876 at Dumbraveni, the first sports man to participate to the modern
Olympics.(1900).
Varlaam (?-1657) -
born in Bolotesti, representative figure of the national culture from the first
half of the XVII century.