Camil Petrescu

Romanian playwright, novelist, philosopher and poet (1894–1957)
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Camil Petrescu
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Summary

Camil Petrescu was born on April 9, 1894[1], in Bucharest[2]. He died on May 14, 1957[3], in Bucharest[4]. He worked as a playwright[5], novelist[6], philosopher[7], poet[8], and theatre critic[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Bellu Cemetery[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Romania[12]
  • Occupation: writer[13]
  • Employer: National Theatre Bucharest "Ion Luca Caragiale"[14], Revista Fundațiilor Regale[15]
  • Educated at: University of Bucharest[16], Gheorghe Lazăr National College[17]
  • Member of: Romanian Academy[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Commons category: Camil Petrescu[20]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[21]
  • Family name: Petrescu[22]
  • Given name: Camil[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Camil Petrescu[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Romanian[25]
  • Writing language: Romanian[26]

Why It Matters

Camil Petrescu has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Camil Petrescu born?

Camil Petrescu was born in Bucharest[2].

Where did Camil Petrescu die?

Camil Petrescu died in Bucharest[4].

What did Camil Petrescu do for work?

Camil Petrescu worked as a playwright[5], novelist[6], philosopher[7], poet[8], and theatre critic[9].

Where did Camil Petrescu go to school?

Camil Petrescu was educated at University of Bucharest[16] and Gheorghe Lazăr National College[17].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . bibliotecadeva.eu. bibliotecadeva.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . revista-apostrof.ro. revista-apostrof.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . monumenteromania.ro. monumenteromania.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Istoria literaturii române de la origini până în prezent. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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