Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga

Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga
Dumitrescu-Bușulenga in 1975, photograph by Ion Predoșanu
BornAugust 20, 1920
Bucharest
DiedMay 5, 2006(2006-05-05) (aged 85)
Iași
NationalityRomanian
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
Occupation(s)comparatist, essayist
Parents
  • Nicolae Dumitrescu (father)
  • Maria (Apostol) Dumitrescu (mother)

Zoe Dumitrescu-Bușulenga (August 20, 1920 May 5, 2006) was a Romanian comparatist and essayist. A native of the national capital Bucharest, she was educated at its main university and went on to become a professor there. Together with a focus on interdisciplinary studies, she devoted several studies to Mihai Eminescu. Dumitrescu was also a dignitary of the Romanian Communist Party. Following the Romanian Revolution, she lived in Rome for several years, then retired to a monastery.