Occupation poet, translator Role Poet Name Stefan Iosif | Genre lyric poetry Nationality Romanian | |
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Born 11 September 1875
Brasov ( 1875-09-11 ) Died June 22, 1913, Bucharest, Romania Similar People Dimitrie Anghel, George Cosbuc, George Topirceanu, Vasile Alecsandri, Barbu Stefanescu Delavrancea | ||
Campul libertatii de Stefan Octavian Iosif (poezie patriotica)
Ştefan Octavian Iosif ([ʃteˈfan oktaviˈan ˈjosif]; 11 September 1875–22 June 1913) was a Romanian poet and translator of Aromanian origin.
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Life
Born in Braşov, Transylvania (part of Austria-Hungary at the time), he studied in his native town and in Sibiu before completing his education in Paris. While in France, he met Dimitrie Anghel, who would become a long-time friend. In Bucharest, Iosif, Anghel and Emil Gârleanu created a literary society (1909), the Romanian Writers' Society; Iosif later became associated with Sămănătorul.
His friendship with Anghel came to an abrupt end after the two writers fell in love with the same woman, Natalia Negru. She was first married to Iosif, but divorced him in order to remarry Anghel. The latter was drawn to despair by her infidelities, and committed suicide in 1914. Iosif had died the year before, at a hospital in Bucharest, after having suffered a stroke. He was buried at Bellu cemetery.
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