Horia Furtună

Horia Furtună (June 21, 1888 – March 8, 1952) was a Romanian poet, playwright and prose writer.

Born in Focșani, his father Ioan Ștefănescu was inspector general of the veterinary service; his mother was Speranța-Plautina (née Vasiliu). In 1883, his father formally changed his surname to Furtună. Horia studied law at the University of Paris, graduating in 1909 and earning a doctorate in 1915; his thesis dealt with legal remedies for insurers faced with risk created by third parties to contracts. From 1915, he practiced law at the Ilfov County bar, and then directed the theatre service of Radiodifuziunea Română from 1934 to 1948. Together with Ion Pillat and Adrian Maniu, he headed Flacăra magazine in 1916. He and Pillat founded the Cărțile albe collection, which put out Alexandru Macedonski's Flori sacre in 1912. From 1916 to 1918, he fought in World War I, being taken prisoner and interned at Stralsund.