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Panait Istrati

Romanian writer (1884–1935)
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Summary

Panait Istrati was born on August 10, 1884[1], in Brăila[2]. He died on April 16, 1935[3], in Bucharest[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], photographer[8], and painter and varnisher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,144 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of death: May 16, 1935[11]
  • Place of burial: Bellu Cemetery[12]
  • Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Romania[13]
  • Occupation: valet[14]
  • Religion or worldview: atheism[15]
  • Influenced by: Romain Rolland[16], Nikos Kazantzakis[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Member of political party: Romanian Communist Party[19], Crusade of Romanianism[20]
  • Genre: prose[21]
  • Commons category: Panait Istrati[22]
  • Archives at: Q139958513[23]
  • Cause of death: tuberculosis[24]
  • Family name: Istrati[25]
  • Given name: Panait[26]
  • Pseudonym: Marele Gorki din Balcani[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Panait Istrati[28]
  • Medical condition: tuberculosis[29]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[31], Romanian[32]
  • Commons Creator page: Panait Istrati[33]
  • Name in native language: Panait Istrati[34]

Why It Matters

Panait Istrati has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Panait Istrati born?

Panait Istrati's place of birth was Brăila[2].

Where did Panait Istrati die?

Panait Istrati passed away in Bucharest[4].

What did Panait Istrati do for work?

Panait Istrati worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], novelist[7], photographer[8], and painter and varnisher[9].

Related Entities

Nikos Kazantzakis Romain Rolland Romania

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . revista-apostrof.ro. revista-apostrof.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . revista-apostrof.ro. revista-apostrof.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . humanitas.ro. humanitas.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . bu.univ-cotedazur.fr. Retrieved . bu.univ-cotedazur.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [11] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Frawce · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Romania
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  2. 3d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'arz', 'br', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fi',
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  3. 6w ago · ~2026-47654-24 · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of burial → Bellu Cemetery
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  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → FD9E-D8CD-A613-76E3-9105
    Religion or worldview → atheism
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  5. 15w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0103735-Istrati-Panait-18841935
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  7. 19w ago · Maxamado · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archives at → Q139958513
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Archives at: Q139958513"
  8. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → Plaque Panait Istrati, 24 rue du Colisée, Paris 8.jpg
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  9. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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