George Călinescu

George Călinescu
Born
Gheorghe Vișan

(1899-06-19)19 June 1899
Died12 March 1965(1965-03-12) (aged 65)
Resting placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania
Occupation
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
GenreRomanian literature
SubjectHistory of Romanian literature
Literary movementModernism
Years active1932–1965
Notable works
  • History of the Romanian Literature
  • Otilia's Riddle (novel, 1938)
Member of the Assembly of Deputies
In office
1946–1948
Member of the Great National Assembly
In office
1948–1965
Personal details
PartyNational 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.