Alexandru Vlahuţă was a Romania

Romania

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n writer. His best known work is România pitorească, an overview of Romania's landscape in the form of a travelogue

Travel literature

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. He was also the main editor of Sămănătorul

Sămănătorul

Sămănătorul or Semănătorul was a literary and political magazine published in Romania between 1901 and 1910. Founded by poets Alexandru Vlahuţă and George Coşbuc, it is primarily remembered as a tribune for early 20th century traditionalism, neoromanticism and ethnic nationalism...

magazine, alongside George Coşbuc

George Cosbuc

George Coşbuc was a Romanian poet, translator, teacher, and journalist, best remembered for his verses describing, praising and eulogizing rural life, its many travails but also its occasions for joy....

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Vlahuţă was born in Pleşeşti, Vaslui County, Romania (currently called Alexandru Vlahuţă

Alexandru Vlahuta, Vaslui

Alexandru Vlahuță is a commune in Vaslui County, Romania. The commune is named for native son, writer Alexandru Vlahuță . It is composed of four villages: Alexandru Vlahuţă, Buda, Ghicani and Morăreni. It also administers Dealu Secării and Florești villages, legally part of Poienești Commune...

) and studied in Bârlad during his early childhood. He took his Baccalaureate in Bucharest and afterwards attended law school for a short amount of time, but withdrew due to financial reasons. He died in Bucharest on November 19, 1919. His former home in Bucharest has been turned into a memorial museum.