D. Nanu

Nanu in 1925
Born	Dumitru G. Nanu (1873-10-26)October 26, 1873 Câmpulung,Romania
Died	February 12, 1943(1943-02-12)(aged 69) Câmpulung,Kingdom of Romania
Occupation	Poet, translator
Alma mater	University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine
Notable awards	Poetry prize of theRomanian Writers' Society(1932) National poetry prize (1937)

Nanu's caricature, byVictor Ion Popa(c.1920)

Dumitru G. Nanu(October 26, 1873 – February 12, 1943) was aRomanianpoet and translator.

Born inCâmpulungto Gheorghe Nanu and his wife Zoia (néeHristodos), he attended primary school in his native town, followed byMatei BasarabandSaint Savahigh schools inBucharest.He then graduated from theVeterinary School.He was a high school French teacher inBacăuandBârlad,as well as a librarian. He made his literary debut in 1891 inLumea ilustrată;his first published volume,Nocturne,appeared in 1900. He was a frequent contributor to the literary magazines of his day. At Bârlad, from January to December 1900, he published theSămănătoristmagazinePaloda literară.In 1932 he was awarded the poetry prize of theRomanian Writers' Society.He also won the national prize for poetry in 1937;awarded on the recommendation ofNicolae Iorga,this prize came with 100,000lei.

More than his verses, his contemporaries appreciated his discreet, modest and dignified personality. He was a traditionalist poet, strongly influenced byMihai Eminescu(as can be seen both in his debut volume and in the 1934Poezii). Nanu particularly focused on lyric poems characterized by religious and philosophical meditation. Alone or in collaboration, he translated works byWilliam Shakespeare,Pierre Corneille,Jean Racine,Guy de Maupassant,Paul BourgetandAlfred de Musset.

Nanu died in 1943 inCâmpulung,in the arms of his nephew, the poetMihai Moșandrei.