Grigore Alexandrescu

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{{short description|Romanian poet and translator (1810–1885)}}

Grigore Alexandrescu ({{IPA|ro|ɡriˈɡore aleksanˈdresku}}; 22 February 1810, Târgoviște – 25 November 1885 in Bucharest) was a nineteenth-century Romanian poet and translator noted for his fables with political undertones.[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-AlexGrig.html Columbia Encyclopedia Sixth Edition (2007)] Retrieved on March 18, 2008

He founded a periodical, Albina Românească. Alexandrescu wrote Poezii (1832, 1838, 1839) and Meditații (1863), many of which were fables and satires influenced by French literature.[http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-14369/Grigore-Alexandrescu Encyclopædia Britannica], Retrieved on March 18, 2008