Iulius Iancu

Dr. Iulius Iancu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈjuljus ˈjaŋku]; Hebrew: יוליוס ינקו; born March 24, 1920, died April 3, 2013) was a Jewish poet and writer writing in Romanian.

Dr. Iancu Iulius was born on 24 March 1920 in the town of Bacău, in eastern Romania. He spent his childhood according to Jewish traditions. He graduated from Ferdinand I High School in Bacău. He graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Bucharest in 1949. He practised medicine for 50 years as a radiologist, publishing numerous studies and articles in his domain of medicine, some of them quoted in classical manuals. Between 1999 and 2004, he published the four volumes of his memoir, Noi, Copii Străzii Leca, which was awarded prizes and was praised by a number of political and literary personalities from Israel and abroad. In 2005, he published his first volume of verse, Poeme De Amurg, which was also appreciated for its literary qualities. He frequently writes for publications in Israel, Romania, and Canada. Studies about his writings were published in the volumes Scriitori Din Ţara Sfântă by Ion Cristofor, Dicţionar Neconvenţional Al Scriitorilor Evrei De Limba Română by Alexandru Mirodan, Medici, Scriitori Şi Publicişti by Dr. M Mihailide, Bacăul Literar by Eugen Budău and Medici Scriitori by Dr. I. Marton. Dr. Iulius Iancu is a member of Asociaţia Medicilor Scriitori/ The Association Of The Doctors Writers of Romania, of The 'Haifa' Literary Club and of The 'Şai Agnon' Cultural Club.