George Coșbuc, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Coșbuc

Romanian poet, translator, teacher, and journalist

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1866

Place of Birth: Coșbuc, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania

Date of Death: 09-May-1918

Profession: writer, teacher, poet, jurist, translator, journalist, literary critic, linguist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

George Co?buc (Romanian pronunciation: ['d??e?ord??e ko?'buk]; 20 September 1866 – 9 May 1918) 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. Co?buc was born in Hordó (Romanian: Hordou, since known as Co?buc), in Beszterce-Naszód County, Hungary (now: Bistrita-Nasaud County, Romania) and died in Bucharest.
Although his work was later co-opted by Communist propagandists to embellish Marxist-Leninist rhetoric marginalizing intellectuals while emphasizing "the alliance between peasants and the laboring class", he is still widely regarded as a master of verse, accomplished translator and loving chronicler of the Romanian human and geographical topography.