Ștefan Vârgolici
Romanian literary critic
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Ștefan G. Vârgolici was a Moldavian, later Romanian poet, critic and translator. Born in Borlești, Neamț County, he attended secondary school at Academia Mihăileană in Iași, followed by the literature and philosophy faculty at the University of Iași. After obtaining a degree in 1864, Vârgolici continued his studies at Madrid, Paris , and Berlin. Following his return home, he taught high school in Bârlad and Iași. In 1875, he was hired as a professor at the University of Iași's French language and literature department, which later became the department of the history of modern literatures, particularly Romance. For a time, he was inspector-general of secondary education. In 1871, he joined Junimea society and actively participated in its workings, including literary circles, open lectures and publications. In 1887, he was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. In the summer of 1897, he was on one of his frequent trips to the Văratec Monastery area; he boarded the train with his wife, fell ill near Iași, probably from a heart attack, was taken home and died that evening. Romanian Orthodox bishop Conon Arămescu-Donici officiated at the funeral mass, and he was buried at Eternitatea cemetery.
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