Tudor Pamfile


Tudor Pamfile was a Romanian writer.
Tudor Pamfile was born on 11 June 1883 in the village of Ţepu in Tecuci County. He attended primary school and the gimnasium in Tecuci, and the transferred to the Military School in Bucharest. During his studies, he was befriended by Ioan Bianu, who introduced him to the literary circles of Bucharest. Upon graduation he was assigned to the Third Roşiori Regiment in Bârlad.
Tudor Pamfile's work, as a writer was significantly influenced by ethnographer and folklorist Simeon Florea Marian. Pamfile himself is counted among prominent folklorists. He, together with Arthur Gorovei, have been credited with being the first scholars to collect genuine Romanian folktales.
Pamfile was editor of the magazines Ion Creangă and Miron Costin, both published in Bârlad. He also supported the magazine Freamătul initially published in Tecuci, but which moved to Bârlad. He wrote several ethnographic studies and contributed to the magazines Şezătoarea, Analele Academiei Române, Convorbiri Literare, Floarea darurilor, Însemnări literare, Lamura, Viața Românească, Viaţa literară şi artistică and Lumina poporului. With George Tutoveanu and, he was one of the founders of the literary society, Academia Bârlădeană.
Tudor Pamfile died on 21 October 1923 in Chişinău

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