Mihail Zamphirescu (1838 (or 1839)â€"June 15, 1878) was a Wallachian,
later Romanian poet.He was born in Bucharest, but little is known
about his early life. His father was probably named Zamfir, and he
attended Saint Sava College. He may have studied literature and
philosophy at the universities of Paris and Vienna (with the help of
Ion Heliade Rădulescu, according to some sources), but this appears
unlikely, and no corroborating documentation exists. He spent nearly
his entire adult life as a clerk in the administrative headquarters
for Bucharest's hospitals, and died in a sanatorium.[1]Zamphirescu
wrote for the newspapers România and Dâmbovița, and for the
magazines Buciumul, Revista Carpaților, Revista contimporană and
Foaia Societății pentru învățătura poporului român. He
published three books: Aurora, a small poetry volume (1858); Muza de
la Borta Rece, a theatrical improvisation and parody of Junimism
(1873); and Cântece și plângeri, a collection of verses (1874). He
left behind two unfinished poems (Nebuniada and Bătălia de la
Teișani) and a rhyming dictionary.[1]
later Romanian poet.He was born in Bucharest, but little is known
about his early life. His father was probably named Zamfir, and he
attended Saint Sava College. He may have studied literature and
philosophy at the universities of Paris and Vienna (with the help of
Ion Heliade Rădulescu, according to some sources), but this appears
unlikely, and no corroborating documentation exists. He spent nearly
his entire adult life as a clerk in the administrative headquarters
for Bucharest's hospitals, and died in a sanatorium.[1]Zamphirescu
wrote for the newspapers România and Dâmbovița, and for the
magazines Buciumul, Revista Carpaților, Revista contimporană and
Foaia Societății pentru învățătura poporului român. He
published three books: Aurora, a small poetry volume (1858); Muza de
la Borta Rece, a theatrical improvisation and parody of Junimism
(1873); and Cântece și plângeri, a collection of verses (1874). He
left behind two unfinished poems (Nebuniada and Bătălia de la
Teișani) and a rhyming dictionary.[1]
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