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1895 19 marric Sc narc |a Cdmpu|ung uan Baroi|ian (numc|c idcnrird(ii
civi|c), cunoscur in cu|rura, riin(a i |ircrarura romdnd suo numc|c
dc lon Barou. Tard| sdu, Consranrin Baroi|ian, csrc magisrrar dc
caricrd. Mama, Smaranda, pc numc|c dc |ami|ic Soicu|cscu, csrc |iicd
dc procuror.
1902 la vdrsra dc 7 ani inccpc coa|a primard in saru| dc oarind, pc carc
o conrinud apoi |a udmicncri (Roman) i o rcrmind |a Srd|pcni
(Muscc|).
1906 lnrrd |a |iccu in Pircri. u|rimc|c rrci c|asc a|c cursu|ui in|crior |c |acc
in Cdmpu|ungu| Muscc|u|ui. Trcccrca dinrr-o coa|d in a|ra sc
darorcrc, dupd cum va mdrrurisi mai rdrziu auroru|, |apru|ui dc|oc
inrdmp|dror, cauzar dc ,soarra dc judccdror nomad, |drd cuscriri
i|usrrc" a rard|ui.
1910 lon Barou urmcazd cursu| supcrior a| |iccu|ui |a Bucurcri. Acici va
sra in gazdd, adus |iind dupd oricc vacan(d dc |a Ciurgiu dc cdrrc
raicd-sdu, carc inrrc rimp ajungc sd dc(ind |unc(ia dc prim-prccdinrc
|a rriouna|. ln c|asc|c a \-a i a \l-a i| a||dm |a |iccu| ,lazdr", iar in
urmdroarc|c c|asc (a \ll-a i a \lll-a) |a ,Minai \ircazu|". uc rcmarcar
cd dacd in cursu| in|crior c|cvu| ,|dcusc |a(d onoraoi| |a roarc
marcrii|c", voroa |ui uinu Pi||ar, ,acum inccpc sd sc dcsrindd din
p|in". Rdmdnc oun numai |a marcmaricd, dcmonsrrdnd ,cu prc-
cocirarc aprirudini rarc". lon Banciu, pro|csoru| sdu dc marcmarici,
a |osr omu| carc a riur sd-| in(c|cagd i sd-| indrumc |a rimp. ucsprc
accsr noroc in via(d lon Barou nu va uira |ircrc sd-i mdrruriscascd
rccunorin(a. F| va |acc-o cu pri|cju| mor(ii pro|csoru|ui drag. lard i
prccizarca oaroiand in accsr scns. ,A |osr maisrru|, omu| carc m-a
|ormar, dc |a carc am invd(ar cscn(ia|u|. Cci|a|(i pro|csori dc ma-
rcmaricc, inc|usiv cci dc |a univcrsirarc, nu m-au invd(ar, m-au
in|ormar. Banciu insd mi-a rrccur sim(u| |ui dc rigoarc, mi-a sddir
a|ccru| marcmaric, cmo(ia in |a(a unci rcorcmc i parima ccrccrdrii,
|drd dc carc nu po(i |i marcmarician".
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1912 Parricipd |a un concurs a| Guzetei mutemutice, rcuind sd dcvind
primu| pc (ard. ln accsr an, in rimpu| vacan(ci dc vard, i| cunoarc |a
Ciurgiu pc Tudor \ianu, dc carc i| va |cga o pricrcnic pc via(d.
1918 uin accsr an porncsc, inccp cxcrci(ii|c |ircrarc a|c |ui lon Barou. A||ar
in gazdd |a Bucurcri imprcund cu pricrcnu| sdu Simion Baycr, accsra
dc pc urmd |a ,||acdra vcrsuri|or". Mai concrcr, primii sdi pai pc
|dgau| cdurdri|or pocricc darcazd din c|asa a opra. Auroru| va
mdrrurisi |ranc dupd cum rim i mcmoraoi| |apru| ca ararc. ,Am
inccpur sd scriu in vcdcrca unui singur ciriror arc sd rc|arczc mai
rdrziu unui ancncraror |ircrar Tudor \ianu, insd un Tudor \ianu
ado|csccnr i mai aparcnr gcnia|, c|cv in c|asa a aprca |icca|d i rdndr
macsrru. Nc vcdcam pc arunci dcsru| dc dcs, urmdrcam cxcrci(ii|c |ui
|ircrarc cu un amcsrc dc admira(ic i dcarrd invidic. F| compunca i
rraducca. Am cdurar sd-| imir. Am inccpur cu un |oarrc amoi(ios
modc|, cu Le moit joyeux din Les fIeuis du muI. \crsu| oaudc|airian
m-a dcmonrar, m-am imoarcar in acc|ai rimp pcnrru o caricrd |ircrari
dc cincisprczccc ani".
1914 Sus(inc cxamcnc|c dc oaca|aurcar in |a(a unci comisii dc cxaminarc,
cac i| arc prccdinrc pc pro|csoru| C. ]i(cica. ln roamna acc|uiai an
urmcazd ca srudcnr cursuri|c scc(ici dc marcmarici dc |a lacu|rarca
dc riin(c din Bucurcri.
1916 li inrrcrupc srudii|c din cauza izoucnirii rdzooui|ui. P|cacd din
Mo|dova imprcund cu scmaii sdi. lnrrd |a coa|a dc gcniu, dupd carc
ii |acc sragiu| dc p|uronicr |a un rcgimcnr dc ponronicri canronar pc
Prur.
1918 Cdrrc s|driru| vcrii csrc dcsconccnrrar. Sc inroarcc |a Bucurcri. \oca(ia
|ircrard inccpc sd dominc in via(a srudcnru|ui in marcmarici.
18 scprcmoric A|cxandru Maccdons|i ii puo|icd prima poczici, Fiin(u,
in rcvisra LiteiutoiuI.
1919 Condus dc scnrimcnru| purcrnic a| scrisu|ui, ii adund roarc vcrsuri|c
scrisc pdnd arunci i mcrgc |a F. lovincscu, rccomanddndu-sc suo
numc|c ,Popcscu". Criricu|, ,cdrigar dc |a prima |ccrurd", voroa |ui
uinu Pi||ar, i| prczinrd cd|duros in pagini|c rcvisrci SbuiutoiuI, din 8
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dcccmoric. arrico|u| poarrd rir|u| un oet nou. uar Baroi|ian ii
dcscnidc caricra |ircrard anun(ard dc rcvisra |ui F. lovincscu
suo pscudonimu| lon Barou.
1921 ln primdvara accsrui an ii ia |iccn(a in marcmarici.
ln urma unci rccomanddri a pro|csoru|ui C. ]i(cica, csrc rrimis in
Ccrmania. Oo(inc o oursd in vcdcrca prcgdririi rczci dc docrorar in
ordc|u| univcrsirar Coc|ringcn. Aici sc va a||a suo indrumarca
pro|csoru|ui gcrman landau. uar pcsrc doud |uni dc zi|c sc pomcncrc
cu oursa suspcndard dc cdrrc minisrcr. Tdria dc caracrcr, rcspon-
saoi|irarca pcrsona|d i| |ac sd nu sc inroarcd insd in zard izourind sd-i
conrinuc acrivirarca riin(i|icd, dc ccrccrdror, dc docrorand, mizdnd
doar pc suosidii|c primirc dc acasd. \oroa acc|uiai uinu Pi||ar. ,Pocru|
ii arc jusri|icdri|c sa|c pcnrru ccca cc urmcazd sd sc inrdmp|c cu c| in
Ccrmania". lapru| csrc mai mu|r dccdr c|ocvcnr. Sd-| ascu|rdm pc
auror i sd-| crcdcm pc cuvdnr. ,ldrd nici o oo|iga(ic |a(d dc cci cc md
rrimiscscrd aco|o, impcrmcaoi| |a rcoria numcrc|or aa cum o conccpca
landau (o inrrcccrc dc |ormu|c dc cva|uarc asimroricd), in |a(a unui
uavid li|ocrr in p|in scdpdrar, md |as cu roru| in voia dcmonici |ircrarc,
cd|drorind prin |rumoasa Nicdcsracnscn|and, dar mai a|cs, asimi|dnd
misrcrioasa armos|crd, sarurard dc mcdira(ii|c |ui Causs i Rcimann,
a acc|ui ordc| pcnrru rordcauna marcmaric, in carc |i|ia(ia cugcrdrii
nu arc ncvoic dc o vcnicu|arc rangioi|d, ci sc rrans|crd imarcria|".
Mai rdrziu, lon Barou, privind |ucruri|c in og|inda |or rcrrospccrivd
sc va judcca scvcr, ,din puncru| dc vcdcrc a| marcmaricianu|ui rrddar".
,Am grcir dcsigur |a(d dc |cgca mca inrcrnd. Adcvdraru-mi rosr cra
ccrccrarca cxacrd. Crcdcam insd pc arunci in Pocsic i aduccam in
addncirca ci o vcracirarc carrcziand i o ardoarc dc navigaror".
Tor in accsr an lon Barou dcourcazd cdiroria| in vo|um. ln (ard i sc
puo|icd inrr-o p|acncrd pocmu| Duu meIci. Fvcnimcnru| sc inrdmp|d
rocmai dc Crdciun.
1928 ucsrinu| |acc ca sd cunoascd |a Tuoingcn, in casa unci pricrcnc, pc
Ccrda losscn|c|dcr, |iica unui mcdic dc vazd din Corouz, carc in acca
vrcmc cra srudcnrd |a cnimic, anu| inrdi, in Bcr|in.
1924 Rcvinc in (ard din Cocrringcn, insd |drd a-i |ua docroraru| pcnrru
carc dc |apr i p|ccasc in Ccrmania.
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1925 14 iunic lon Barou sc cdsdrorcrc cu ncm(oaica Ccrda losscn|c|dcr
|a Ciurgiu, carc vinc aici dupd c| |a cncmarca |ui.
Acrivcazd ca pro|csor sup|iniror dc marcmaricd |a |iccu| din Ciurgiu,
cdrigdndu-i asr|c| cxisrcn(a.
1926 l sc o|crd un posr dc asisrcnr |a carcdra dc gcomcrric ana|iricd a
pro|csoru|ui C. ]i(cica, |a lacu|rarca dc riin(c din capira|d.
1927 ln roamnd sc sraoi|crc |a Bucurcri, undc s|drcrc rorodard prin a
sup|ini orc dc marcmaricd, mai inrdi |a |iccu| ,Spiru larcr" i ccva
mai rdrziu |a ,Canrcmir".
1 noicmoric Puo|icd in Ideeu euioeunu Poeticu domnuIui Aigezi
una dinrrc cc|c mai scmni|icarivc diarrivc rc|criroarc |a puncru|
sdu dc vcdcrc privind poczia. ,Accasra, ca i a|rc|c, sunr rczu|raru|
,radica|ismu|ui csrcric, |a carc ajungc cu op(iunca pcnrru un |irism
puri|icar prinrr-o spirirua|izarc aoso|urd, srrdin dcoporrivd dc oricc
c|cmcnrc con|csivc, anccdoricc i discursivc" carc i| |acc sd rcac(ionczc
cu o marc vio|cn(d criricd in p|an rcorcric" cvidcnr ,|a(d dc ror cc i sc
parc cd vinc in cpocd sd conrrazicd inrr-un |c| sau a|ru| conccpru| sdu
u|rim dc poczic" (uinu Pi||ar).
1929 li ia docroraru| in marcmarici. Tcza privind Reiezentuieu cunonicu
u udunuiii func(iiIoi ieieIitice i| punc in rdndu| savan(i|or din
|umca riin(c|or cxacrc.
Mu|(umir cu posru| dc asisrcnr |a |acu|rarc, lon Barou rcnun(d dc aci
inainrc |a orc|c dc |a |iccu.
1980 Auroru| ii cdircazd vo|umu| dc vcrsuri inriru|ar Joc secund, vo|um
carc ii va aducc g|oria pocricd. Carrca csrc comcnrard pc |arg i
considcrard un adcvdrar cvcnimcnr |ircrar. Prinrrc cci carc sc pronun(d
pc marginca ci sunr A|. A. Pni|ippidc, Scroan Ciocu|cscu, A|. Roscrri,
Pcrpcssicius, C. Cd|incscu, Pompi|iu Consranrincscu.
1982 ucvinc con|crcn(iar |a carcdra dc marcmarici c|cmcnrarc i gcomcrric
dcscriprivd, in urma unui concurs, pc oazd dc |ucrdri.
Cu inccru| icsc dc suo rurc|a pro|csoru|ui C. ]i(cica, cdpdrdnd ,o
conriin(d mai c|ard a |imirc|or proprii". F| ii darorcazd ,rcgdsirca"
dc sinc, dupd propria a|irma(ic, gra(ic ,cu|unddrii in opcra |ui Causs,
&
Rcimann i k|cin", ca i unui ,conracr mai srrdns cu |umca marc-
maricd gcrmand".
1984 Parricipd |a un congrcs inrcrna(iona| dc marcmaricd |a Praga. Aici sc
impricrcncrc cu Wi|ncm B|ascn|c, iar mai apoi |a a|ru| |a Pyrmonr
in Ccrmania.
1985 \cdc |umina riparu|ui micromonoga|ia |ui Tudor \ianu. Ion Buibu.
1986 Marcmaricianu| lon Barou csrc invirar pcnrru a (inc o scric dc prc|cgcri
|a univcrsird(i|c gcrmanc din lamourg i Cocrringcn. Parricipd |a
un congrcs inrcrna(iona| dc marcmaricd |a Os|o.
1988 \csriru| om dc riin(d romdn (inc prc|cgcri |a univcrsird(i|c din
Munsrcr-Wcsrra|ia i \icna. la parrc |a un congrcs inrcrna(iona| dc
marcmaricd |a Badcn-Badcn. Cu accasrd ocazic, sc dcp|ascazd i in
a|rc ccnrrc urmaoc gcrmanc, vizircazd O|anda.
1942 lon Barou csrc numir pro|csor |a carcdra dc a|gcord dc |a |acu|rarc,
,urmdnd sd nu sc mai ocupc cu prccddcrc, ca pdnd arunci, dc
|undarca axiomaricd sau grupa|-rcorcricd a gcomcrrici, ci sd sc dcdicc
in cxc|usivirarc proo|cmc|or dc a|gcord, pcnrru ca aoia in u|rimii anii
dc via(d, din 1958 inco|o, sd sc rcinroarcd |a gcomcrric i sd srudiczc
spa(ii|c, carc s|drcsc prin a ajungc sd |ic dcscmnarc in marcmarici|c
conrcmporanc ca ,spa(ii oaroi|ian" (uinu Pi||ar).
1956 Rcvisra Viu(u iomneuscu puo|icd u|rima poczic a |ui lon Barou.
BuIcescu tiuind.
1961 11 augusr ln urma unci su|crin(c |izicc grc|c cauzard dc canccr |a
|icar, lon Barou, savanru| i pocru|, sc sringc |a spir|au| ,\asi|c Poiard"
din Bucurcri.
1995 Ccnrcnaru| lon Barou.
1997 Fdirura lircra din Cniindu puo|icd un vo|um sc|ccriv dc vcrsuri i
prozd dc lon Barou Joc secund in co|cc(ia ,Bio|iorcca co|aru|ui".