Victor Eftimiu, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Victor Eftimiu

Albanian poet

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1889

Date of Death: 27-Nov-1972

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Victor Eftimiu (Romanian pronunciation: ['viktor ef'timju]; 24 January 1889 – 27 November 1972) was a Romanian poet and playwright.
He was a contributor to Sburatorul, a Romanian literary magazine.
His works have been performed in the State Jewish Theater of Romania. Eftimiu was of Albanian origin.
He was born in Boboshticë near Korçë, back then a village with mainly Slavic (Bulgarian) population in the Ottoman Empire.
In 1913, he emigrated from Albania to Romania, where he found work as a theatre manager.
He published several books of poetry, and wrote comedies and satirical pieces for the theatre.
He also wrote a volume of Romanian fairy tales, and several children's books.
He wrote also criticisms and articles for numerous magazines.