Ioan I. Mironescu

Ioan I. Mironescu (pen name of Eugen I. Mironescu; June 13, 1883 – July 22, 1939) was a Romanian prose writer and physician. A native of the Moldavia region, he headed a dermatology clinic and taught medicine at Iași, while also publishing several volumes of short humorous tales.

Biography Born in Tazlău, Neamț County to the teacher Ioan Mironescu and his wife Sofia (née Honcu), he attended primary school in his native village from 1889 to 1894. In Iași, where his schooling was often interrupted due to his frequent illnesses, he attended the National College in 1894, followed by the Boarding High School in 1896 and from 1900 to 1904. In the latter school, where he studied at the classical section, one of his teachers was Garabet Ibrăileanu.

From 1905 to 1911, he attended the medical faculty of Iași University; following graduation, he went to the University of Berlin, where he audited courses in medicine and surgery. Back in Iași, he obtained a doctorate in 1912, the topic being leukocytosis in syphilis and its treatment. he became a professor at the Iași medical faculty's pharmacology department in 1921, but in 1923 was transferred to serve as dermatology clinic director and professor, remaining until his death. He belonged to a number of scientific organizations. Mironescu also sat in the Assembly of Deputies. He died in his native village at the age of fifty-six.

Mironescu made his literary debut in 1906, publishing the sketch La cumătrie in Viața Românească, of which he was a founding member and recurring contributor. His writings also appeared in Însemnări ieșene and Însemnări literare. His published volumes (Sandu Hurmuzel, 1916; Oameni și vremuri, 1920; Într-un "colț de rai", 1930; Catiheții de la Humulești, 1938) include several sketches marked by an authentic folk humor. This bears echoes of Mironescu's talent as a teller of tales, largely in oral fashion, as recalled by contemporaries.