Spiridon Popescu (August 13, 1864 â May 8, 1933) was a Romanian prose writer.
Born in Rogojeni, GalaÃÂi County, his parents were the peasant Constantin DumitraÃÂcu al Popei and his wife Safta (née Tofan). He attended seminary in GalaÃÂi and at Socola Monastery in IaÃÂi, earning his high school degree at age 26. He studied physics and mathematics at the University of IaÃÂi and took courses at the higher normal school, earning a mathematics degree at age 31. He taught mathematics in Bârlad, Vaslui, Tulcea, GalaÃÂi and, from 1904, in the national capital, Bucharest. Within the Education Ministry, Popescu was responsible for normal primary education nationwide. He was elected both to the Assembly of Deputies and to the Senate.
Popescu made his literary debut in the IaÃÂi-based Arhiva in 1890. Encouraged by his brother-in-law Constantin Stere, he wrote for Evenimentul literar, and for Albina. As an active participant in the policy of village education promoted by Spiru Haret, he also contributed to ViaÃÂa RomâneascÃÂ, where he published the Poporanist novellas MoàGheorghe la expoziÃÂie (1907) and RÃÂtÃÂcirea din StoborÃÂni (1909). His first book was ConsideraÃÂiuni psihologice din viaÃÂa poporului român (1893), followed by Din povestirile unui vânÃÂtor de lupi (1905), MoàGheorghe la expoziÃÂie (1912) and the short story collection Zori de iulie (1912).