WRITER

Grigore Vieru

1935 - 2009

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Grigore Vieru (Romanian pronunciation: [ɡriˈɡore viˈeru]; 14 February 1935 – 18 January 2009) was a Moldovan poet, writer and unionist advocate, known for his poems and books for children. His poetry is characterized by vivid natural scenery, patriotism, as well as a venerated image of the sacred mother. Vieru wrote in the Romanian language. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grigore Vieru has received more than 102,438 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Grigore Vieru is the 3,716th most popular writer (down from 2,997th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Moldova (down from 28th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Moldovan Writer.

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Notable Works

Ghicitoare fără sfârșit
Taina care mă apără
Strigat-am către tine
Mama
Roua Veşniciei

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Grigore Vieru ranks 3,716 out of 7,302Before her are Borisav Stanković, Nataliya Kobrynska, Al-Nabigha, Joe Haldeman, Galaktion Tabidze, and Buhturi. After her are Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa, Janet Asimov, Évariste de Parny, Eva Mozes Kor, Bhalchandra Nemade, and Abd al-Rahman al-Kawakibi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Grigore Vieru ranks 238Before her are Sabahudin Kurt, Josef Vojta, Jaromil Jireš, Eiko Kadono, Fabio Cudicini, and Juan Bautista Agüero. After her are Yıldırım Akbulut, Jorge Griffa, Laurent Terzieff, Rafer Johnson, Pedro Manfredini, and Eulogio Martínez. Among people deceased in 2009, Grigore Vieru ranks 176Before her are Juvenal Amarijo, Gayatri Devi, Alain Bashung, Adolf Merckle, Karen Harup, and Fritz Darges. After her are Betsy Blair, Dom DeLuise, Tomislav Crnković, Marilyn French, Venetia Burney, and Hans Klenk.

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In Moldova

Among people born in Moldova, Grigore Vieru ranks 33 out of 107Before her are Lia Manoliu (1932), Vladimir Albitsky (1891), Gary Bertini (1927), Alexander Goldenweiser (1875), Anastasia Golovina (1850), and Dan Balan (1979). After her are Svetlana Toma (1947), Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu (1838), Emil Loteanu (1936), Dorin Recean (1974), Paul Goma (1935), and Anatoliy Kinakh (1954).

Among WRITERS In Moldova

Among writers born in Moldova, Grigore Vieru ranks 2Before her are Ion Druță (1928). After her are Paul Goma (1935), Alexei Mateevici (1888), and I. A. L. Diamond (1920).