14 Facts About Petre Ispirescu

Petre Ispirescu is best known for his work as a gatherer of Romanian folk tales, recounting them with a remarkable talent.

Petre Ispirescu was born in Bucharest, the son of Gheorghe Ispirescu, a barber, and Elena Ispirescu, a remarkable story teller.

Petre Ispirescu grew up listening to countless folk tales told by his parents and his father's customers and apprentices.

Petre Ispirescu's parents wanted him to be a priest and he was entrusted to study with a monk at the Metropolitan Church, after which he studied with a priest at the Domnita Balasa Church.

Petre Ispirescu dropped out in 1844 at age fourteen and became an apprentice at the printing house headed by Zaharia Carcalechi, hoping to further his education by reading the books printed there.

The police arrested all those involved and Petre Ispirescu was jailed for a month, losing his job.

Petre Ispirescu's position introduced him to contemporary politicians and writers like Ion Ionescu de la Brad, Nicolae Filimon, Ion Ghica, and Dimitrie Bolintineanu.

In 1863, Vasile Boerescu sold the typography and Petre Ispirescu became the manager of the typography publishing the Liberal Party newspaper Romanul.

Petre Ispirescu left Bucharest for the first time in his life in 1880 for a short trip to Rosiorii de Vede, a small town 74.5 miles away.

Petre Ispirescu is buried at Bellu Cemetery in Bucharest along many other famous Romanians.

Petre Ispirescu began to publish Romanian folk stories in 1862, at the incentive of Nicolae Filimon.

Petre Ispirescu resumed his publishing work in 1872 with the collection Romanian Folk Tales.

Petre Ispirescu was praised for the deep and invaluable knowledge of the Romanian folk works.

Petre Ispirescu is especially known for his collections of Romanian folk tales.