George Bengescu-Dabija

His niece was Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu. He attended military academies in Austria and France, eventually becoming a general. For five years, he taught a course on general administration at the Higher War School, and published a number of military-related books. He served as Senator for Fălciu County, was a member of Junimea and contributed verses and plays to its Convorbiri Literare organ. He sometimes used the pen names G. Bradu and Glonț ("bullet") or his initials, B. Bengescu-Dabija's concerns included the cultivation of the language and the valuing of its folk resources, as well as the reorganization of the theatre for the purposes of national uplift, along the lines begun by Vasile Alecsandri and Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu. His literary debut work was the 1870 Amorul unchiului, a vaudeville act adapted from Eugène Sue; Matilda Cugler-Poni appeared in the stage version. He wrote librettos for operetta shows and added comic and dramatic pieces to the repertory; these include Radu III cel Frumos (1875), Cucoana Nastasia Hodoronc (1877), and Pygmalion, regele Feniciei (1886). He died in Bucharest in 1916, at age 71.

• Name — George Bengescu-Dabija • Birth Name — George Bengescu • Born — 30 June 1844 • Birthplace — Bucharest, Wallachia • Died — 13 January 1916 • Place of death — Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania • Occupation — Poet, playwright, and army general • Spouse — Sofia Dabija • Mother — Louise Salviny von Uffmann • Father — Titus Bengescu • Relatives — Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu