I. Valerian

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I. Valerian (born Valeriu Ionescu; August 1, 1895 – November 21, 1980) was a Romanian writer and journalist.

Born in

Order of the Crown.[1]

Between 1917 and 1921, he recuperated at Bârlad, working together with Alexandru Vlahuță and George Tutoveanu, becoming a member of Academia Bârlădeană and making his debut with verses in Florile Dalbe. He married professor Elena Ganea in 1922, fathering five children. Moving to Bucharest in 1925, he was active in the Sburătorul circle, publishing verses in its Revista literară magazine. He joined the Romanian Writers' Society (SSR) in 1922, and in 1925 graduated from the Literature and Philosophy Faculty of the University of Bucharest, magna cum laude. His first published book, Caravanele tăcerii ("The Caravans of Silence"), appeared in 1923, and it received a prize from the Romanian Academy the following year. In 1925, he was elected a member of the Royal Romanian Geographical Society.[1]

In February 1926, he began editing

Education Ministry from 1932 to 1937, headed the Office of Romanian Youth Education (1937-1938) and belonged to the leadership of Straja Țării.[1]

During

Communist regime had refashioned as the Writers' Union of Romania. He published Cu scriitorii în veac, a well-received volume based on 39 interviews with prominent Romanian writers. In 1969–1970, he released a revised version of Cara Su as well as the study Chipuri din Viața Literară. He died in 1980.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d (in Romanian) I. Valerian at the Paul Păltănea History Museum Galați site; accessed July 10, 2013