Virgil Carianopol

Virgil Carianopol (March 29, 1908–April 6, 1984) was a Romanian poet.

Born in Caracal, his parents were Grigore Carianopol, a court clerk, and his wife Atena (née Popescu). He attended primary school (1916–1920) and the first two grades of secondary school (1920–1922) at the city's Ioniță Asan High School. After fleeing home twice, the first time at age fourteen, his father sent him to a Bucharest military school for munitions specialists. He attended this institution from 1924 to 1930, becoming a specialist in the manufacture of gunpowder and explosives. However, he abandoned the army and audited courses at the University of Bucharest's literature and philosophy faculty from 1934 to 1938. Meanwhile, he worked as a civilian employee in various sectors of the army, including the arsenal and censorship.