Mihail Fărcășanu
Mihail Fărcășanu | |
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Mihail Fărcășanu, Bucharest, 1938 | |
| Born | November 10, 1907 |
| Died | July 14, 1987 (aged 79) |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, politician, writer |
| Spouse(s) | 1938 – Pia Pillat 1954 – Louisa Gunther |
| Parent(s) | Gheorghe Fărcășanu Maria Fărcășanu (née Vasilescu) |
Mihail Fărcășanu (November 10, 1907 – July 14, 1987) was a Romanian journalist, diplomat and writer. He was president of the National Liberal Youth from 1937 to 1946. Pursued by the authorities due to his anti-communist actions, he managed to flee the country in 1946, and was later sentenced to death.
He was member of the Romanian National Committee (Romanian: Comitetul Național Român) and the League of Free Romanians (Liga Românilor Liberi) where he was elected as president in 1953. He was the first manager of the Romanian-language section of Radio Free Europe. His most important work is Frunzele nu mai sunt aceleași ("The Leaves Are No Longer the Same"), published in 1946 under the pen name Mihail Villara. The work was given the Editura Cultura Națională Grand Prize.