George Cosbuc

Poet

Birthday September 20, 1866

Birth Sign Virgo

Birthplace Romania

DEATH DATE May 9, 1918 (51)

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About

Romanian poet, educator, journalist, and translator who is remembered for such rural-themed poetry collections as Balade si Idile and Nunta Zamfirei. Later in life, he edited a publication called Samanatorul.

Before Fame

He attended school in Nasaud, Romania and subsequently worked as a teacher.

Trivia

He translated Virgil's Aeneid into Romanian.

Family Life

His father was a priest in the Greek Catholic Church. George Cosbuc wed Elena Sfetea in 1895 and had a son, Alexandru, who was tragically killed in a 1915 car crash.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of Hungarian pianist Ilona Kabos.