Eugen Lovinescu

Eugen Lovinescu
Born(1881-10-31)31 October 1881
Fălticeni, Kingdom of Romania
Died16 July 1943(1943-07-16) (aged 61)
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting placeGrădini Cemetery, Fălticeni, Romania
Occupation
  • literary historian
  • literary critic
  • academic
  • novelist
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
Literary movementModernism
SpouseEcaterina Bălăcioiu-Lovinescu [ro]
ChildrenMonica Lovinescu
RelativesAnton Holban

Eugen Lovinescu (Romanian: [e.uˈdʒen loviˈnesku]; 31 October 1881 – 16 July 1943) was a Romanian modernist literary historian, literary critic, academic, and novelist, who in 1919 established the Sburătorul literary club. He was the father of Monica Lovinescu, and the uncle of Horia Lovinescu [ro], Vasile Lovinescu [ro], and Anton Holban. He was elected to the Romanian Academy posthumously, in 1991.