Lucian Blaga

Lucian Blaga (May 9 1895 - May 6 1961) Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher.

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A commanding personality of the culture of the inter-bellic period, Lucian Blaga, a Romanian philosopher, author, university professor, and diplomat, is noted in the respective period for elements of originality which bring him universal regard. He was born on May 9, 1865 in Lancr?m, near Alba Iulia, Romania, into a family of priests. His childhood was in his own confession, "under the sign of the incredible absence of word", the future poet - who would later describe himself as "mute as a swan" - not beginning to speak until four years of age.

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