Valeriu Munteanu (philologist)

Valeriu Munteanu (October 4, 1921 December 20, 1999) was a Romanian philologist, lexicographer, and translator.

Valeriu Munteanu
Born(1921-10-04)October 4, 1921
DiedDecember 20, 1999(1999-12-20) (aged 78)
Bucharest, Romania
CitizenshipRomania
EducationUniversity of Bucharest
Occupation(s)lexicographer, translator, philologist
Spouseprof. dr. Sanda Munteanu

After studying law in Sibiu and Cluj, he studied philology in Bucharest, and Nordic languages in Uppsala, Sweden.

He translated into Romanian writers such as Hjalmar Bergman, August Strindberg, Artur Lundkvist, Hans Scherfig, Herman Bang, Sigrid Undset, Knut Hamsun.

Orders, Prizes[1]

Works

  • Dansk-Rumensk Ordbog (Romanian-Danish dictionary) (co-ed.), Dansk Historisk Håndbogsforlag/Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică, 1984 (cca 40.000 words). A second edition was published.[2]
  • Ghid de conversație român-suedez (Swedish-Romanian phrase book), (Ed. Sport-Turism, București, 1977)
  • Dansk-rumænsk parlør (Danish-Romanian phrase book), (Ed. Sport-Turism, București, 1980)
  • Dicționar suedez-român (Swedish-Romanian dictionary), (Ed. Polirom, Iași, 2002)
  • Dicționar danez-român (Danish-Romanian dictionary), (Ed. Polirom, Iași, 2003)

Bibliography

  • (in German) Valeriu Munteanu. Der Mensch und der Hochschullehrer ("Valeriu Munteanu. The Man and University Lecturer"), in: Guțu, G./Sandu, D. (ed.): Zur Geschichte der Germanistik in Rumänien (II). Der Bukarester Lehrstuhl. (Ed. Universității București, 2005)

References

  1. Articol al Societății germaniștilor din România
  2. Poul Høybye; Valeriu Munteanu; Emma Kjærulf (1992). Dansk-Rumænsk Ordbog (in Danish and Romanian). Copenhagen: Gyldendal. ISBN 87-00-12528-8. Wikidata Q113482796.
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