Cristian Tudor Popescu

Romanian journalist, essayist
Person human Q5186268
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Summary

Cristian Tudor Popescu was born on October 1, 1956[1], in Bucharest[2]. He has worked as a journalist[3], linguist[4], literary critic[5], science fiction writer[6], and translator[7]. He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Romania[9]
  • Native language: Romanian[10]
  • Occupation: essayist[11], public figure[12], film scholar[13]
  • Position held: editor-in-chief[14]
  • Employer: Adevărul[15]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[16]
  • Sex or gender: male[17]
  • Commons category: Cristian Tudor Popescu[18]
  • Family name: Popescu[19]
  • Given name: Cristian[20], Tudor[21]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Romanian[22]
  • Nickname: CTP[23]
  • Number of children: 2[24]
  • Writing language: Romanian[25]

Why It Matters

Cristian Tudor Popescu is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

FAQs

Where was Cristian Tudor Popescu born?

Cristian Tudor Popescu was born in Bucharest[2].

What did Cristian Tudor Popescu do for work?

Cristian Tudor Popescu worked as a journalist[3], linguist[4], literary critic[5], science fiction writer[6], and translator[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . fgmanu.ro. fgmanu.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Gândul. Retrieved . gandul.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'ro']
    Sitelink count → 6
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Educated at: Politehnica University of Bucharest"
  2. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nukat id → n97014378
    Gnd id → 139440283
    Isni → 0000000110318627
    Given name → Cristian, Tudor
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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