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Gala Galaction

Romanian writer, journalist, translator, theologist, orthodox priest (1879-1961)
Person human Q2474609

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[26]
Date of birth
April 16, 1879
Date of death
March 8, 1961
Place of birth
Didești
Place of death
Bucharest
Country of citizenship
Romania[11]
Occupation
linguist, translator, philosopher, journalist, Bible translator, biographer, politician, theologian, writer[12][13][14][15]
Position held
member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania[16]
Educated at
Chernivtsi University, Saint Sava College[17][18]
Religion or worldview
Eastern Orthodoxy[25]
Member of political party
Romanian Social Democratic Party[27]
Notable work
Moara lui Călifar, Roxana, Papucii lui Mahmud, Doctorul Taifun, La răspântie de veacuri[19][20][21][22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Romanian, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish[33][34][35][36]
Birth name
Grigore Pișculescu[37]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[32]
Family name
Galaction, Wikidata item[28][29]
Given name
Grigore[30]
Member of
Romanian Academy[24]
Place of burial
Cernica monastery[10]
Pseudonym
Gala Galaction[31]
Significant person
Tudor Arghezi[38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gala Galaction en Gala Galasinom cs Grigore Pişculescu he גאלא גאלאקטיון it Grigore Pişculescu ja ガラ・ガラクチオン ru Гала Галактион uk Ґала Ґалактіон
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000110269706, 0000000368572737
VIAF cluster ID
54161323
Library of Congress authority ID
n50058292
GND ID
119280817
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Gala Galaction (1).jpg ↗
BIBSYS ID
90594842
Babelio author ID
346526
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12025222x
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
galaction-gala
CBDB.cz author ID
77177
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11959917
CiNii Research ID
1140563741628322944
Show all 43 identifiers +31
De Agostini ID
Galaction,+Gala
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Gala-Galaction
Europeana entity
agent/base/84541
FAST ID
18425
Freebase ID
/m/0cqb8t
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
21027
ISFDB author ID
231576
IdRef ID
028412230
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA1663614X
NE.se ID
gala-galaction
NL CR AUT ID
osd2013748092
NUKAT ID
n2008123400
National Library of Brazil ID
000213298
National Library of Greece ID
91406
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000050643
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007261402205171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810565512605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1027856
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070485569
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3903611
Open Library ID
OL466020A
PUG authority ID
131368
Parsifal cluster ID
42316
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
22483
RERO ID (legacy)
A011564584
SHARE Catalogue author ID
634767
Topic's main category
Category:Gala Galaction
Treccani ID
gala-galaction
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
gala-galaction
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxCBftw4Y6V6RTH8Hhfv3
Yale LUX ID
person/dd9dd541-5b04-44fa-a325-2a67c44310d5

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
politician, journalist, philosopher, translator, linguist, biographer, Bible translator
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
Hebrew, Greek, Turkish, Romanian
Educated at 2
Chernivtsi University, Saint Sava College
Country of citizenship 1
Romania
Instance of 1
human
Member of 1
Romanian Academy
Place of birth 1
Didești
Place of death 1
Bucharest
Religion or worldview 1
Eastern Orthodoxy
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant person 1
Tudor Arghezi
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Tudor Arghezi
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Summary

Gala Galaction was born on April 16, 1879[1], in Didești[2]. He died on March 8, 1961[3], in Bucharest[4]. He worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], philosopher[7], journalist[8], and Bible translator[9].

FAQs

Where was Gala Galaction born?

Gala Galaction was born in Didești[2].

Where did Gala Galaction die?

Gala Galaction passed away in Bucharest[4].

What did Gala Galaction do for work?

Gala Galaction worked as a linguist[5], translator[6], philosopher[7], journalist[8], and Bible translator[9].

Where did Gala Galaction go to school?

Gala Galaction was educated at Chernivtsi University[17] and Saint Sava College[18].

Related Entities

Romania

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [29] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [30] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . Treccani's Enciclopedia on line. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . mnlr.ro. mnlr.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . bibliotecadeva.eu. bibliotecadeva.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · AlexTop26 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Signature → Gala Galaction's signature, 1920.svg
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  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Didești
    Educated at → Chernivtsi University, Saint Sava College
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
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