WRITER

Tudor Arghezi

1880 - 1967

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Tudor Arghezi (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈtudor arˈɡezi]; born Ion Nae Theodorescu; 21 May 1880 – 14 July 1967) was a Romanian writer and political figure, widely considered one of his country's greatest poets (second only to Mihai Eminescu). An illegitimate, part-Hungarian, child who was purposely vague about his roots, he had a troubled youth during which he held a variety of jobs—including a stint as a hierodeacon of the Romanian Orthodox Church, from which he gathered his extreme anti-clericalism. He debuted in the 1890s as an affiliate of the Symbolist movement, being welcomed as an outstanding poet. Arghezi renounced this career to study theology in Switzerland, but never graduated, training instead as a watchmaker and typographer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Tudor Arghezi is the 3,251st most popular writer (down from 2,953rd in 2024), the 239th most popular biography from Romania (down from 211th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among writers, Tudor Arghezi ranks 3,251 out of 7,302. Before him are Henning Jakob Henrik Lund, Suzanne Curchod, Gaston Rébuffat, Eric Ambler, Yasutaka Tsutsui, and Qian Zhongshu. After him are Andrija Kačić Miošić, Rutka Laskier, Christopher Hampton, Robert Fisk, Maria Dąbrowska, and Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon.

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Among people born in 1880, Tudor Arghezi ranks 115. Before him are Louis Charles Breguet, Fritz Bleyl, Arnold Gesell, Broncho Billy Anderson, Zequinha de Abreu, and Azim Azimzade. After him are Viggo Larsen, George Van Biesbroeck, Xhafer Ypi, Begum Rokeya, Walter Short, and Conrad Albrecht. Among people deceased in 1967, Tudor Arghezi ranks 141. Before him are Péter Palotás, Radhabinod Pal, Li Lisan, Nils von Kantzow, Gideon Ståhlberg, and Oskar Fischinger. After him are Eugen Fischer, Charles Bickford, Otto Erich Deutsch, Mischa Elman, Geki, and Eddie Tolan.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Tudor Arghezi ranks 239 out of 844. Before him are Constantin Constantinescu-Claps (1884), Alexander Vencel (1944), Brunó Ferenc Straub (1914), John Houseman (1902), Maria Tănase (1913), and Matei Basarab (1580). After him are Mircea Diaconu (1949), Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Reuven Feuerstein (1921), Elena Văcărescu (1864), Ecaterina Teodoroiu (1894), and Adolf Albin (1848).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Tudor Arghezi ranks 30. Before him are Richard Wurmbrand (1909), Ion Creangă (1837), Mihail Sadoveanu (1880), Marthe Bibesco (1886), Benjamin Fondane (1898), and Ferenc Kazinczy (1759). After him are Liviu Rebreanu (1885), Elena Văcărescu (1864), Ion Heliade Rădulescu (1802), Alexandru Macedonski (1854), Nichita Stănescu (1933), and George Coșbuc (1866).

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