Emil Fagure

Emil D. Fagure (born Samuel Honigman; April 7, 1873 – March 16, 1948) was a Romanian prose writer, translator, journalist and theatre and music critic.

Life Born into a Jewish family in Iași, his father was a cantor and piano teacher; From a young age, he had a solid musical education, and attended the National College. He graduated from the law faculty of the University of Bucharest, beginning a career in journalism as an editor for Munca and then Lumea nouă. He subsequently edited Adevărul, where, between 1895 and 1921, he reached the positions of editing secretary and later editor-in-chief, and was also chief editor of the supplement Adevărul literar și artistic from 1920 to 1921. At Paris between 1918 and 1919, contributing to several French periodicals, he formed part of the editing committee for La Roumanie weekly, advocating for closer ties between France and Romania. For his activity, he received a decoration from his native country, as well as the Legion of Honour.