George Călinescu
George Călinescu | |
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| Born | Gheorghe Vișan 19 June 1899 |
| Died | 12 March 1965 (aged 65) |
| Resting place | Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania |
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| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Genre | Romanian literature |
| Subject | History of Romanian literature |
| Literary movement | Modernism |
| Years active | 1932–1965 |
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| Member of the Assembly of Deputies | |
| In office 1946–1948 | |
| Member of the Great National Assembly | |
| In office 1948–1965 | |
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| Party | National Popular Party (before 1949) Independent (1949–1962) Romanian Workers' Party (1962–1965) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Democratic Front (1944–1965) |
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| Spouse |
Alice Vera Trifu (m. 1928) |
George Călinescu (Romanian: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe kəliˈnesku]; 19 June 1899 – 12 March 1965) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician, statesman 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.