Artur Stavri (November 10, 1869 – May 10, 1928) was a

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n poet. Born in

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, he studied at the National College in

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and, from 1888, at the law faculty of

Iași University The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in , Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former was converted to a university, the University of , as it was named ...

. Active within the National Liberal Party, he served as

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. Stavri wrote for numerous publications of various political orientations, including ''

Adevărul (; meaning "The Truth", formerly spelled ''Adevĕrul'') is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in Iași, in 1871, and reestablished in 1888, in Bucharest, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Kingd ...

'', ''

Contemporanul ''Contemporanul'' (''The Contemporary'') was a Romanian literary magazine published in Iaşi, Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukrain ...

'', ''

Convorbiri Literare ''Convorbiri Literare'' () is a Romanian literary magazine published in Romania. It is among the most important journals of the nineteenth-century Romania. History and profile ''Convorbiri Literare'' was founded by Titu Maiorescu in 1867. The ma ...

'', ''Lumea ilustrată'', ''Noua revistă română'', ''Povestea vorbei'', ''Revista nouă'', ''

România Literară ''România Literară'' is a cultural and literary magazine from Romania. In its original edition, it was founded on 1 January 1855 by Vasile Alecsandri and published in Iași until 3 December 1855, when it was suppressed. The new series appeared ...

'', ''

Sămănătorul ''Sămănătorul'' or ''Semănătorul'' (, Romanian language, Romanian for "The Sower") was a Literary magazine, literary and Political journalism, political magazine published in Romania between 1901 and 1910. Founded by poets Alexandru Vlahuță ...

'', ''Vatra'' and ''Vieața''. His pen names were Astar, A star, Coresi, A. Coresi and Sfâriac. He was an editor at

Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea (born Solomon Katz; 21 May 1855 – 7 May 1920) was a Romanian Marxist theorist, politician, sociologist, literary critic, and journalist. He was also an entrepreneur in the city of Ploiești. Constantin Dobroge ...

's ''Literatură și știință'' magazine, responsible for the literary section. Together with Ion Gorun, he published ''Pagini literare'' in 1899. He was a regular participant in Nicolae Beldiceanu's literary circle, together with

Dimitrie Anghel Dimitrie Anghel (; July 16, 1872 – November 13, 1914) was a Romanian poet. Anghel was of Aromanian descent from his father. His first poem was published in '' Contemporanul'' (1890). His debut editorial ''Traduceri din Paul Verlaine'' was publ ...

and Arthur Gorovei. His books were ''Poesii. 1888-1894'' (1894), ''De demult'' (poems, 1897), ''Pe-același drum'' (1900), ''Câteva clipe'' (poems, 1904) and ''Luminișuri'' (1910).Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. II, p. 610. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stavri, Artur 1869 births 1928 deaths People from Botoșani Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians Prefects of Romania Romanian poets Romanian magazine editors