WRITER

Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu

1916 - 1992

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Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtin virˈdʒil ɡe̯orˈɡi.u]; September 15, 1916 in Războieni, Romania – June 22, 1992 in Paris, France) was a Romanian writer, best known for his 1949 novel, The 25th Hour, first published by Plon in France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu has received more than 93,420 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu is the 1,976th most popular writer (down from 1,729th in 2019), the 129th most popular biography from Romania and the 16th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Notable Works

The twenty-fifth hour
1950
Le meurtre de Kyralessa
1966
Le grand extraminateur
1980
La vingt-cinquième heure
1969
La jeunesse du docteur Luther
1965
Le grand extraminateur
1980
Le meurtre de Kyralessa
1966
La vingt-cinquième heure
1969
The twenty-fifth hour
1950
La jeunesse du docteur Luther
1965

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu ranks 1,976 out of 7,302. Before him are Péter Esterházy, Theodorus Gaza, Shaul Tchernichovsky, Gustave Kahn, Anastasius Sinaita, and Fred Vargas. After him are Atsushi Nakajima, Bharavi, Christian Jacq, Étienne Dolet, Sébastien Japrisot, and José Carlos Mariátegui.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu ranks 88. Before him are Ramón José Velásquez, Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann, Shirley Jackson, Pierre Messmer, Jane Jacobs, and Luigi Comencini. After him are Lilian, Princess of Réthy, Ri Jong-ok, Maria Altmann, Hubert Maga, Manea Mănescu, and Stjepan Filipović. Among people deceased in 1992, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu ranks 77. Before him are Väinö Linna, Jânio Quadros, Stella Adler, Gavriil Ilizarov, Marisa Mell, and Deng Yingchao. After him are Isidro Lángara, Rafael Orozco Maestre, Camarón de la Isla, Heinrich Eberbach, Dick York, and Ajahn Chah.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu ranks 129 out of 844. Before him are Ion Creangă (1837), Lucien Goldmann (1913), Constantin Brâncoveanu (1654), Miklós Nyiszli (1901), Vasile Milea (1927), and Georges Politzer (1903). After him are Abraham Wald (1902), Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674), Joseph M. Juran (1904), Mihai Antonescu (1904), Victor Brauner (1903), and Manea Mănescu (1916).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Constantin Virgil Gheorghiu ranks 16. Before him are Dositej Obradović (1742), Károly Kerényi (1897), Ion Luca Caragiale (1852), Lajos Zilahy (1891), Ion Creangă (1837), and Miklós Nyiszli (1901). After him are Dora d'Istria (1828), Marthe Bibesco (1886), János Arany (1817), Mircea Cărtărescu (1956), Vasile Alecsandri (1821), and Mihail Sebastian (1907).

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