Romulus Cioflec (April 1, 1882, Araci – November 13, 1955) was a writer, journalist and activist from

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. He was the editor in chief of ''Românul'' in Arad and worked for '' Cuvânt Moldovenesc'', a newspaper from Chişinău, where he lived between 1917 and 1926.

Biography

Romulus Cioflec was born to Maria and Constantin Cioflec on April 1, 1882 in Araci,

Vâlcele, Covasna Vâlcele (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Araci (''Árapatak'', the commune center), Ariușd (''Erősd''), Hetea (''Hetye''), and Vâlcele. Geography The commune is lo ...

. He attended a school in

Câmpulung Muscel Câmpulung (also spelled ''Cîmpulung'', , , Old Romanian ''Dlăgopole'', ''Длъгополе'' (from Middle Bulgarian), or ''Câmpulung Muscel'') is a municipiu, city in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is attested on the Fra Mauro map fro ...

, worked for the

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(1905–1910) and graduated from

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

. Cioflec was editor in chief of ''Românul'' (1911–1913). He was married to Antonia, a daughter of Emanuil Gavriliţă. "Romulus Cioflec" Memorial House was purchased in 1998, when the memorial house became the property of the Ministry of Culture and since then was administrated by the Museum of Eastern Carpathians. The memorial house was laid in a relatively short time, with different objects, which even if they did not belong to the writer, manage to re-build the atmosphere from the time Romulus Cioflec activated.

Awards

* "Ion Heliade Rădulescu" Prize of the

Honours

In his native village, there is a memorial house dedicated to him, as well as a primary school.

Works

* "Pe urmele Basarabiei" (1927), * "Doamne, ajută-ne!" (1907), * "Lacrimi călătoare" (1920), * "Românii din secuime" (1942), * "Trei Aldămaşe" (postum, 1970) * "Cutreierând Spania" (1928), * "Sub soarele polar" (1929) * "Vârtejul" (1937), * "Pe urmele destinului" (1943), * "Boierul", 1957 * Trei aldamase - beletristică * Moarte cu bucluc

References

External links

Epoca Emanuil Gavriliță

CASA MEMORIALA "ROMULUS CIOFLEC"
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