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George Călinescu

1899 - 1965

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George Călinescu (Romanian: [ˈdʒe̯ordʒe kəliˈnesku]; 19 June 1899 – 12 March 1965) was a Romanian literary critic, historian, novelist, academician, statesman and journalist, and a writer of classicist and humanist tendencies. He is currently considered one of the most important Romanian literary critics of all time, alongside Titu Maiorescu and Eugen Lovinescu, and is one of the outstanding figures of Romanian literature in the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Călinescu is the 5,058th most popular writer (up from 5,235th in 2019), the 386th most popular biography from Romania (up from 402nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Romanian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, George Călinescu ranks 5,058 out of 7,302. Before him are Kim Newman, Tomoji Abe, Sarala Devi Chaudhurani, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Yuriy Fedkovych, and Jeffrey Eugenides. After him are Han Yong-un, Walter Kempowski, Margery Allingham, Roland Dorgelès, John Gardner, and Mary Stewart.

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Among people born in 1899, George Călinescu ranks 242. Before him are May McAvoy, Piero Dusio, Curtis Bernhardt, John Qualen, Ann Bishop, and Américo Tesoriere. After him are Miyamoto Yuriko, Hans Jacob Nielsen, Yervand Kochar, Gregory Breit, Jacques Audiberti, and John Bodkin Adams. Among people deceased in 1965, George Călinescu ranks 165. Before him are Jeanette MacDonald, Mae Murray, Harry Porter, Marion Jones Farquhar, Gladys Davis, and Constance Bennett. After him are Ludwik Rajchman, Hassan Ali Mansur, Mikheil Tsereteli, Jacques Audiberti, Sulamith Goldhaber, and Lars Hanson.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, George Călinescu ranks 386 out of 844. Before him are Marin Sorescu (1936), Adalbert Steiner (1907), Take Ionescu (1858), László Lukács (1850), Oskar Pastior (1927), and Gavril Dejeu (1932). After him are Emerich Vogl (1905), Sándor Gellér (1925), Constantin Stanciu (1911), Florea Dumitrache (1948), Dimitar Petkov (1858), and Viorel Moldovan (1972).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, George Călinescu ranks 47. Before him are Constantin Negruzzi (1808), Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Gáspár Heltai (1510), C. A. Rosetti (1816), Marin Sorescu (1936), and Oskar Pastior (1927). After him are Marin Preda (1922), Richard Wagner (1952), László Németh (1901), Ádám Bodor (1936), Ion Agârbiceanu (1882), and Dan Pagis (1930).

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