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He was a member of the [[Parliament of Moldova]]. He is a leader of the [[Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova]]. |
He was a member of the [[Parliament of Moldova]]. He is a leader of the [[Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova]]. |
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He is employed as editor at the ''"Moldovan Book"'' (1974) and ''"Artistic Literature"'' (1977-1982), literary secretary at the National Theater (1982-1983) and Lyric Theater ''"Alexei Mateevici"''(1986-1987). Since May 1987 he has been elected secretary of the Steering Committee of the [[Moldovan Writers' Union|Writers' Union of Moldova]] and president since September 1991 until 2010. He was deputy of the people of the [[USSR]] in [[Mikhail Gorbachev|Gorbachev]]'s thaw (1989-1990) and then deputy in the [[Parliament of the Republic of Moldova]] (1999-2001). In parallel, he is the head of the Department of Classical Literature of the Institute of History and Literary Theory of the [[Academy of Sciences of Moldova]], he obtained his Ph.D. in [[Philology]] in 1998, with the thesis ''"Eminescu, poet of Being" ''(conductor, Eugen Simion) and teaches at the [[Ion Creangă Pedagogical State University|"Ion Creangă" Pedagogical University]] in [[Chişinău]]. |
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==Affiliations== |
==Affiliations== |
Revision as of 08:30, 18 March 2019
Mihai Cimpoi | |
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Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
In office 1990–1994 | |
Member of the Moldovan Parliament | |
In office 2009–2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Larga, Briceni | 3 September 1942
Political party | Alliance Our Moldova Alliance for European Integration (2009–present) |
Other political affiliations | Popular Front of Moldova |
Alma mater | Moldova State University |
Mihai Cimpoi (born September 3, 1942, Larga, Hotin County) is a Moldovan politician, a distinguished cultural scientist, Romanian academician,[1] critic and literary historian, eminescologist, literary editor and Bessarabian essayist. "Emeritus of the Republic of Moldova",[2] two decades elected president of the Union of Writers of Moldova, deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 1999-2001,[3] Mihai Cimpoi is the author of some fundamental works such as: "An Open History of the Romanian literature in Bessarabia" (in several editions) and "Mihai Eminescu. Encyclopedic Dictionary" - a unique monumental work. Mihai Cimpoi is the author and developer of the long-term project "The World Congress of Eminescologists", launched in 2012 and became a tradition.[4]
Biography
Mihai Cimpoi was born on September 3, 1942, in the family of Ilie and Ana Cimpoi, peasants from the commune of Larga, Hotin County, Kingdom of Romania. The future academician, after primary and secondary education, graduated from the Faculty of Philology from Chișinău (1965), after which he became the editor of the magazine "Nistru" (until 1972) and a consultant of the Union of Writers. In 1973, his signature and public activity are forbidden, because he "dared" to address the aesthetic critique of the Călinescian origin instead of the official, sociologistic.
He was a member of the Parliament of Moldova. He is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.
Activity
He is employed as editor at the "Moldovan Book" (1974) and "Artistic Literature" (1977-1982), literary secretary at the National Theater (1982-1983) and Lyric Theater "Alexei Mateevici"(1986-1987). Since May 1987 he has been elected secretary of the Steering Committee of the Writers' Union of Moldova and president since September 1991 until 2010. He was deputy of the people of the USSR in Gorbachev's thaw (1989-1990) and then deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (1999-2001). In parallel, he is the head of the Department of Classical Literature of the Institute of History and Literary Theory of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, he obtained his Ph.D. in Philology in 1998, with the thesis "Eminescu, poet of Being" (conductor, Eugen Simion) and teaches at the "Ion Creangă" Pedagogical University in Chişinău.
Affiliations
- Honorary member of the Romanian Academy, 1991
- Member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, 1992
- Member of Writers Union of Romania
- Member of the World Writers' Organization
Honorary titles
- Doctor honoris Causa of the Tiraspol State University[5]
External links
References
- ^ Membrii Academiei Română
- ^ "Nicolae Timofti i-a conferit lui Mihai Cimpoi titlu onorific "Om Emerit"". Publika .Md. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
- ^ "acad. Mihai Cimpoi". Sst.bibliotheca.ro. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ Congresul Eminescologilor
- ^ Akademos N.4(8), 2007, p.75
- 1942 births
- Romanian people of Moldovan descent
- Living people
- People from Briceni District
- Moldova State University alumni
- Our Moldova Alliance politicians
- Moldovan MPs 1990–94
- Moldovan MPs 2009
- Popular Front of Moldova MPs
- Popular Front of Moldova politicians
- Recipients of the Order of the Republic (Moldova)
- Titular members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova
- Moldovan politician stubs