George Călinescu

George Călinescu
George Călinescu
Born	Gheorghe Vișan; 19 June 1899; Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died	12 March 1965 (aged 65); Otopeni, Romanian People's Republic
Resting place	Bellu Cemetery, Bucharest, Romania
Occupation	historian; writer; journalist; literary critic; literary historian; biographer; playwright; publicist; academician;
Alma mater	University of Bucharest
Genre	Romanian Literature
Subject	Romanian Literature History
Literary movement	Modernism
Years active	1932-1965
Notable works	History of the Romanian Literature; Otilia's Riddle (novel, 1938);
Spouse	Alice Vera Trifu (m. 1928)

George Călinescu (Romanian: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe kəliˈnesku]; 19 June 1899, Bucharest – 12 March 1965, Otopeni) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician 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.

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