Portrait of Grozescu on a biography published in 1941 Iulian Grozescu (June 20, 1839–) was an

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journalist and poet. Born in Comloșu Mare,

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, in the

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region, he attended school in

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, Arad and

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before studying law at the

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. He began his career in Romania in 1867, working for the

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newspapers ''Poșta română'', ''Telegraful'' and '' Concordia''. He then returned to Pest in 1871, collaborating on the newspapers ''Albina'' and ''Umoristul'' (where he signed as Ghiță, Carabă and Eremie Ciocârlie) and editing the humorous journal ''Priculiciul'' in 1872. He published “Suveniri din București” in '' Familia''. In Pest, together with

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, he edited ''Speranța'' newspaper; a single edition appeared. Ill with tuberculosis for years, he died in his native village, aged 32. His poems, among which several fairly successful humorous ones, were published at Arad in 1873. Some of his verses, considered mediocre as poetry but bold politically, feature Romanian patriotic themes, anticipating the work of

Octavian Goga Octavian Goga (; 1 April 1881 – 7 May 1938) was a Romanian far-right politician, poet, playwright, journalist, and translator. Biography Early life Octavian Goga was born on 1 April 1881 in the village of Rășinari, on the northern sl ...

. He also wrote several short stories on peasant subjects: “Fatalitate și noroc”, “Mărioară și Măriuța”, “Căderea Timișanei”, and published reviews.Stănuța Crețu, ''Dicționarul literaturii române de la origini pînă la 1900'', p. 417. Iași: Institutul de Lingvistică, Istorie Literară și Folclor, 1979

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