Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu

Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu
Ion D. Sîrbu, photo published in Teatrul Magazine, March 1977
Born(1919-06-28)June 28, 1919
Petrila, Hunedoara County, Kingdom of Romania
DiedCraiova, Dolj County, Socialist Republic of Romania
Resting placeSineasca Cemetery, Craiova, Romania
Occupation
  • Philosopher
  • novelist
  • essayist
  • dramatist
Alma materUniversity of Cluj
Notable worksAdio, Europa!
Academic background
ThesisThe epistemological function of metaphor (1947)
Doctoral advisorLiviu Rusu
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Cluj

Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu (also spelled Ion Desideriu Sârbu; June 28, 1919 September 17, 1989) was a Romanian philosopher, novelist, essayist, and dramatist. An academic and theater critic, he was a victim of the communist regime, spending about 14 years as a political prisoner.