Hristu Cândroveanu | |
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| Born | (1928-02-05)5 February 1928 |
| Died | 9 December 2013(2013-12-09) (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Occupation(s) | Editor, literary critic, poet, prose writer, translator |
Hristu Cândroveanu (5 February 1928 – 9 December 2013;Aromanian:Hristu Cãndroveanu) was aRomanian editor,literary critic, poet, prose writer andtranslator ofAromanian ethnicity. He published several works related to the Aromanians, led several Aromanian magazines and was involved in some Aromanian organizations.
Hristu Cândroveanu was born on 5 February 1928 inBabuk [bg;ro] (Romanian:Babuc), inDurostor County,Romania (now inSilistra Province,Bulgaria). He graduated from the Faculty of Philology at theUniversity of Bucharest on 1952. Following this, he became aRomanian-language teacher for several years in localities of the modernCălărași andPrahovacounties as well as in the city ofPloiești.[1]
In 1973, he began his career as a writer with his volumePoeme. Throughout the years, Cândroveanu would publish a multitude of works related to theAromanians, anethnic group to which he belonged. During the 80s, he was aliterary critic and editor at themagazineTomis, prestigious inRomanian Dobruja. He also becameeditor-in-chief of the newspaperLivres roumains ("Romanian Books"), created and directed the Aromanian magazinesDeșteptarea ("The Awakening") andDimândarea ("The Will"), founded in 1992 the Dimândarea Părintească Aromanian Cultural Foundation, and also became president of theMacedo-Romanian Cultural Society.[1] Cândroveanu held the stance that the Aromanians were not an ethnic group of their own, but part of theRomanians.[2] He was critical of the fact that Romania, during thecommunist regime, had ignored the Aromanian population in theBalkans, which he said had catastrophic consequences for their schools, churches and cultural monuments.[3]
Cândroveanu died on 9 December 2013.[1]
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