Duiliu Zamfirescu
Duiliu Zamfirescu (30 October 1858 – 3 June 1922) was a Romanian novelist, poet, short story writer, lawyer, nationalist politician, journalist, diplomat and memoirist. In 1909, he was elected a member of the Romanian Academy, and, for a while in 1920, he was Foreign Minister of Romania. Zamfirescu is best remembered for his Comăneștenilor literary cycle, comprising his novels Viața la țară, Tănase Scatiu, În război, Îndreptări, and Anna.
Duiliu Zamfirescu | |
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| Born | 30 October 1858 Dumbrăveni, Vrancea County |
| Died | 3 June 1922 (aged 63) Agapia, Neamț County |
| Resting place | Focșani cemetery |
| Pen name | Don Padil |
| Occupation | novelist, poet, short story writer, journalist, memoirist, politician, diplomat, lawyer, schoolteacher |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Period | 1877–1920 |
| Genre | fiction, lyric poetry, autobiography |
| Literary movement | Neoclassicism, Parnassianism, Realism, Romanticism, Literatorul, Junimea |
| 55th Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania | |
| In office 13 March 1920 – 12 June 1920 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexandru Averescu |
| Preceded by | Alexandru Vaida-Voevod |
| Succeeded by | Take Ionescu |
| 34th President of the Assembly of Deputies | |
| In office 30 June 1920 – 22 January 1922 | |
| Monarch | Ferdinand I |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Iorga |
| Succeeded by | Mihail Orleanu |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Spouse |
Henrietta Allievi (died 1920) |
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