Mihail Polihroniade (September 17, 1906 â September 22âÂÂ23, 1939) was a Romanian historian, journalist and friend of Mircea Eliade.
Born in BrÃÂila, into a family of Greek origin, he graduated from the law faculty of the University of Bucharest and worked as a lawyer. Initially a communist sympathizer, he later embraced the far right and joined the Iron Guard. In the press, he contributed ideological articles as well as commentary on foreign events. Together with Petru Comarnescu, Ionel Jianu, and Constantin Noica, he published AcÃÂiune ÃÂi reacÃÂiune magazine from 1929 to 1930; Axa appeared under his guidance in 1933. He was editing secretary from Vremea, editor at Buna Vestire, and wrote for numerous publications, among them Politica, Ultima orÃÂ, Cuvântul, Gândirea, Universul literar, TiparniÃÂa literarÃÂ, Azi, Cuvântul ArgeÃÂului, Cuvântul studenÃÂesc, Calendarul, Sânziana and Iconar. He belonged to the circle surrounding Criterion magazine. Together with Alexandru-Christian Tell, he published Domnia lui Carol I in 1937. He also authored the pamphlet Tineretul ÃÂi politica externà(1937; re-edited 1940). His study "ViaÃÂa politicàa României sub Carol I" appeared in volume I of Enciclopedia României (1938). He was killed in Râmnicu SÃÂrat Prison as part of the reprisals for the assassination of Armand CÃÂlinescu.