{"history":[],"article":{"id":"695cb168-c0b8-4e2a-b287-6c4bdc2514d7","title":"George Murnu","slug":"george-murnu","content":":::summary\n:::\n\n# \n**George Murnu** (1 January 1868 in [Veria](https://bliptext.com/articles/veria), [Salonica Vilayet](https://bliptext.com/articles/salonica-vilayet), [Ottoman Empire](https://bliptext.com/articles/ottoman-empire) – 17 November 1957 in [Bucharest](https://bliptext.com/articles/bucharest), Romania) was a Romanian university professor, archaeologist, historian, translator, and poet of [Aromanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/aromanians) origin.\nAfter attending the courses of a [Romanian primary school](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-schools-in-the-balkans) in [Bitola](https://bliptext.com/articles/bitola) and the town's [Romanian high school](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-high-school-of-bitola), he attended the [University of Bucharest](https://bliptext.com/articles/university-of-bucharest).\nIn 1893, at age 25, Murnu was appointed professor at the [University of Iași](https://bliptext.com/articles/university-of-ia-i) and shortly afterwards was awarded a [scholarship](https://bliptext.com/articles/scholarship) by the Romanian State in order to complete his postgraduate studies in [Munich](https://bliptext.com/articles/munich), and, after several years he returned to Romania after completing a [doctorate](https://bliptext.com/articles/doctorate) in [philology](https://bliptext.com/articles/philology).\nA fruitful scholarly activity followed, culminating in Murnu becoming a chairman professor of archaeology at the University of Bucharest.\nIn 1909, he was appointed head of the National Archaeological Museum in Bucharest by the Ministry of Public Instruction and Religious Confessions.\nHe has translated an accomplished version of the [Odyssey](https://bliptext.com/articles/odyssey) and [Iliad](https://bliptext.com/articles/iliad) into [Romanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-language).\nHe also wrote his own works of poetry (with [bucolic](https://bliptext.com/articles/bucolic) themes), both in Romanian and in his native [Aromanian language](https://bliptext.com/articles/aromanian-language).\nMurnu was a sympathizer of the [far right](https://bliptext.com/articles/far-right) [Iron Guard](https://bliptext.com/articles/iron-guard), and was an intimate friend of the Aromanian [secessionist](https://bliptext.com/articles/separatism) politician, [Alcibiades Diamandi](https://bliptext.com/articles/alcibiades-diamandi) who in 1917 participated in a failed effort to form the independent [Samarina Republic](https://bliptext.com/articles/samarina-republic) under the protection of Italy.\nAfter the end of [World War II](https://bliptext.com/articles/world-war-ii), Murnu was not subject to legal investigation - probably due to his age and prestige.\nHe was elected a full [member of the Romanian Academy](https://bliptext.com/articles/list-of-members-of-the-romanian-academy).\nHe also was a member of the [Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society](https://bliptext.com/articles/macedo-romanian-cultural-society).\nNowadays, a [street](https://bliptext.com/articles/undefined) in the Romanian [Black Sea](https://bliptext.com/articles/black-sea) port of [Mangalia](https://bliptext.com/articles/mangalia) bears his name.\n# [George Murnu | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/George///Murnu.jpg]\n\n# Works\n\n# Poetry written by Murnu\n**Cântecul plaiurilor noastre** (in [Romanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-language))\nDin bură de codri răsună chemare
\nDin glasuri de păsări, de frunze, de crengi
\nDe șoapte lungi, de fântâni, de izvoare
\nCu lacrimi de umbră, cu zâmbet de soare;
\nȘi clopote-aud, cunoscute tălăngi
\nDe turme răzlețe pe văi și pripoare\n**Grailu armãnescu** (in [Aromanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/aromanian-language))\nGrailu-a mel di mumã, grailu-a mel di tatã
\nVatra-a mea iu ni-arde anjli tsi-am bãnatã\nGrai picurãrescu di pãdhuri shi ploae
\nZbor tsi-avdzãi dit gura-a paplui shi ali mae
\nZbor di budzã vrutã, dumnidzescã njilã
\nAnjurizmã di frangã shi di trandafilã.\nLavã di cãshare, boatse di cãlivã
\nSuflã vindicare-a ta dultse livã.\nAdiljat di moscu, duh di primuverã
\nBana nj-u cutreamburã ca unã fluiarã
\nTsi di dor pitrunde noaptea tu pundie
\nInima-nj ti-cãntã, mãna-nj tut ti-scrie.\nStãu, tsi-ascultu plãngu, jalea shi niholu,
\nVed ãncrutsiljatã Soia-nj ca Hristolu
\nShi mizie li-si-avde zborlu-a tal dit gurã.\nScumpa-a mea fãntãnã tsi anarga curã,
\nMãne, poate mãne, di dushmanj biutã,
\nVa s-armãne tu etã pondã shi tãcutã.\n\n# Sources","current_revision":null,"created_by":"kACnuQmH5k9Nr5VNVEpVeg7XpvUmMctD","created_at":"2025-01-26T06:58:56.591Z","updated_at":"2025-01-26T06:58:56.591Z","search_vector":"'georg':1 'murnu':2","search_content":" \n \n\n# \n**George Murnu** (1 January 1868 in [Veria](https://bliptext.com/articles/veria), [Salonica Vilayet](https://bliptext.com/articles/salonica-vilayet), [Ottoman Empire](https://bliptext.com/articles/ottoman-empire) – 17 November 1957 in [Bucharest](https://bliptext.com/articles/bucharest), Romania) was a Romanian university professor, archaeologist, historian, translator, and poet of [Aromanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/aromanians) origin.\nAfter attending the courses of a [Romanian primary school](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-schools-in-the-balkans) in [Bitola](https://bliptext.com/articles/bitola) and the town's [Romanian high school](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-high-school-of-bitola), he attended the [University of Bucharest](https://bliptext.com/articles/university-of-bucharest).\nIn 1893, at age 25, Murnu was appointed professor at the [University of Iași](https://bliptext.com/articles/university-of-ia-i) and shortly afterwards was awarded a [scholarship](https://bliptext.com/articles/scholarship) by the Romanian State in order to complete his postgraduate studies in [Munich](https://bliptext.com/articles/munich), and, after several years he returned to Romania after completing a [doctorate](https://bliptext.com/articles/doctorate) in [philology](https://bliptext.com/articles/philology).\nA fruitful scholarly activity followed, culminating in Murnu becoming a chairman professor of archaeology at the University of Bucharest.\nIn 1909, he was appointed head of the National Archaeological Museum in Bucharest by the Ministry of Public Instruction and Religious Confessions.\nHe has translated an accomplished version of the [Odyssey](https://bliptext.com/articles/odyssey) and [Iliad](https://bliptext.com/articles/iliad) into [Romanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-language).\nHe also wrote his own works of poetry (with [bucolic](https://bliptext.com/articles/bucolic) themes), both in Romanian and in his native [Aromanian language](https://bliptext.com/articles/aromanian-language).\nMurnu was a sympathizer of the [far right](https://bliptext.com/articles/far-right) [Iron Guard](https://bliptext.com/articles/iron-guard), and was an intimate friend of the Aromanian [secessionist](https://bliptext.com/articles/separatism) politician, [Alcibiades Diamandi](https://bliptext.com/articles/alcibiades-diamandi) who in 1917 participated in a failed effort to form the independent [Samarina Republic](https://bliptext.com/articles/samarina-republic) under the protection of Italy.\nAfter the end of [World War II](https://bliptext.com/articles/world-war-ii), Murnu was not subject to legal investigation - probably due to his age and prestige.\nHe was elected a full [member of the Romanian Academy](https://bliptext.com/articles/list-of-members-of-the-romanian-academy).\nHe also was a member of the [Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society](https://bliptext.com/articles/macedo-romanian-cultural-society).\nNowadays, a [street](https://bliptext.com/articles/undefined) in the Romanian [Black Sea](https://bliptext.com/articles/black-sea) port of [Mangalia](https://bliptext.com/articles/mangalia) bears his name.\n# [George Murnu | upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/George///Murnu.jpg]\n\n# Works\n\n# Poetry written by Murnu\n**Cântecul plaiurilor noastre** (in [Romanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/romanian-language))\nDin bură de codri răsună chemare \nDin glasuri de păsări, de frunze, de crengi \nDe șoapte lungi, de fântâni, de izvoare \nCu lacrimi de umbră, cu zâmbet de soare; \nȘi clopote-aud, cunoscute tălăngi \nDe turme răzlețe pe văi și pripoare\n**Grailu armãnescu** (in [Aromanian](https://bliptext.com/articles/aromanian-language))\nGrailu-a mel di mumã, grailu-a mel di tatã \nVatra-a mea iu ni-arde anjli tsi-am bãnatã\nGrai picurãrescu di pãdhuri shi ploae \nZbor tsi-avdzãi dit gura-a paplui shi ali mae \nZbor di budzã vrutã, dumnidzescã njilã \nAnjurizmã di frangã shi di trandafilã.\nLavã di cãshare, boatse di cãlivã \nSuflã vindicare-a ta dultse livã.\nAdiljat di moscu, duh di primuverã \nBana nj-u cutreamburã ca unã fluiarã \nTsi di dor pitrunde noaptea tu pundie \nInima-nj ti-cãntã, mãna-nj tut ti-scrie.\nStãu, tsi-ascultu plãngu, jalea shi niholu, \nVed ãncrutsiljatã Soia-nj ca Hristolu \nShi mizie li-si-avde zborlu-a tal dit gurã.\nScumpa-a mea fãntãnã tsi anarga curã, \nMãne, poate mãne, di dushmanj biutã, \nVa s-armãne tu etã pondã shi tãcutã.\n\n# Sources","revisionCount":0},"hasMore":false,"nextCursor":null}

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