1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EMINESCU, MICHAIL (1849-1889), the greatest Rumanian poet of the igth century, was born on the zoth of December in Ipateshti near Botoshani, in the north of Moldavia. He was of Turco-Tatar origin, and his surname was originally Emin; this was changed to Eminovich and finally to the Rumanian form Eminescu. He was educated for a time in Czernowitz, and then entered the civil service. In 1864 he resumed his studies in Transylvania, but soon joined a roving theatrical company where he played in turn the r61es of actor,…
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