Henri Stahl
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Henri Stahl was a Romania
n stenographer and writer. Stahl was the chief stenographer of the Romanian Parliament and in 1908, he created an original system of a stenography, which became the Romanian stenography standard. In 1914, he published the first Romanian "classic science fiction
" novel, Un român în lună ("A Romanian on the Moon"). He was the father of Şerban Voinea, an activist of the Romanian Social Democratic Party
, of novelist Henriette Yvonne Stahl, and of sociologist Henri H. Stahl
.
and French
-Swiss
ancestry, Stahl was a student of historian Nicolae Iorga
and he kept a good relationship with his professor for all his life.
Stahl's first writing was Un român în lună ("A Romanian on the Moon"), which he showed to Iorga prior to attempting to publish it. He met Iorga's opposition, who asked him "to forget the moon and stars" and try to write a book using the same style which he used for the first chapter of his book, in which he describes the city of Bucharest
. As such, Stahl's literary debut was in 1910 with Bucureştii ce se duc ("Disappearing Bucharest"), a colourful description of people and places from the Romanian capital at the beginning of the 20th century.
Nevertheless, Stahl did publish his science fiction novel, first in 1913 a few chapters in the Victor Anestin
's Ziarul Călătoriilor journal, and printed all of them as a single volume in 1914.
Romania
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n stenographer and writer. Stahl was the chief stenographer of the Romanian Parliament and in 1908, he created an original system of a stenography, which became the Romanian stenography standard. In 1914, he published the first Romanian "classic science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
" novel, Un român în lună ("A Romanian on the Moon"). He was the father of Şerban Voinea, an activist of the Romanian Social Democratic Party
Romanian Social Democratic Party (defunct)
The Romanian Social Democratic Party was a social-democratic political party in Romania. It published the magazine România Muncitoare, and later Socialismul, Lumea Nouă, and Libertatea.-Early party:...
, of novelist Henriette Yvonne Stahl, and of sociologist Henri H. Stahl
Henri H. Stahl
Henri H. Stahl was a Romanian Marxist cultural anthropologist, ethnographer, sociologist, and social historian.-Biography:...
.
Biography
Born to a family of AlsatianAlsace
Alsace is the fifth-smallest of the 27 regions of France in land area , and the smallest in metropolitan France. It is also the seventh-most densely populated region in France and third most densely populated region in metropolitan France, with ca. 220 inhabitants per km²...
and French
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
-Swiss
Switzerland
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ancestry, Stahl was a student of historian Nicolae Iorga
Nicolae Iorga
Nicolae Iorga was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, poet and playwright. Co-founder of the Democratic Nationalist Party , he served as a member of Parliament, President of the Deputies' Assembly and Senate, cabinet minister and briefly as Prime Minister...
and he kept a good relationship with his professor for all his life.
Stahl's first writing was Un român în lună ("A Romanian on the Moon"), which he showed to Iorga prior to attempting to publish it. He met Iorga's opposition, who asked him "to forget the moon and stars" and try to write a book using the same style which he used for the first chapter of his book, in which he describes the city of Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
. As such, Stahl's literary debut was in 1910 with Bucureştii ce se duc ("Disappearing Bucharest"), a colourful description of people and places from the Romanian capital at the beginning of the 20th century.
Nevertheless, Stahl did publish his science fiction novel, first in 1913 a few chapters in the Victor Anestin
Victor Anestin
Victor Anestin was a Romanian journalist, science popularizer, astronomer and science fiction writer.-Biography:Born in Bacău, Victor Anestin was the son of actor Ion Anestin...
's Ziarul Călătoriilor journal, and printed all of them as a single volume in 1914.