Ion Păun-Pincio, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ion Păun-Pincio

Romanian poet

Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1868

Date of Death: 30-Dec-1894

Profession: poet, newspaper editor

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Ion Paun-Pincio (born Ion Paun; August 17, 1868–December 31, 1894) was a Romanian poet. Born in Mihaileni, Boto?ani County, his parents were deputy prefect Alexandru Paun and his wife Maria (née Cozmi?a).
He attended high school in nearby Pomârla and in Ia?i.
Moving to the national capital Bucharest in 1892, he became a day-laboring telegrapher and joined the circle for social studies, a socialist organization.
His job took him to Braila and to rural Neam? County, after which he returned to Bucharest as editor of Lumea noua socialist newspaper.
He worked as a cashier at the Ion Luca Caragiale-owned Bene Bibenti beer hall on ?elari Street.He made his published debut in Familia in 1888, also writing for Drepturile omului, Contemporanul, Ilustra?iunea româna, Adevarul, Viea?a, Literatura ?i ?tiin?a, Evenimentul literar and Munca ?tiin?ifica ?i literara.
After accompanying Dimitrie Anghel on a trip to Rome, he added "Pincio" to his name.
As a poet, his style anticipated Samanatorism and Poporanism, and he was highly appreciated in socialist circles.
In 1948, when it revamped the Romanian Academy, the new communist regime selected him as a post-mortem member.