Tudor Pamfile

Tudor Pamfile (11 June 1883 – 21 October 1923) was a Romanian writer.
Tudor Pamfile was born on 11 June 1883 in the village of Țepu in Tecuci County (now in Galați County). He attended primary school and the gymnasium in Tecuci, and then transferred to the Military School in Bucharest. During his studies, he was befriended by Ioan Bianu, who introduced him to the literary circles of Bucharest. Upon graduation he was assigned to the Third Roșiori Regiment in Bârlad.
Tudor Pamfile's work, as a writer was significantly influenced by ethnographer and folklorist Simeon Florea Marian. Pamfile himself is counted among prominent folklorists. He, together with Arthur Gorovei, have been credited with being the first scholars to collect genuine Romanian folktales.
Pamfile was editor of the magazines "Ion Creangă" and "Miron Costin", both published in Bârlad. He also supported the magazine "Freamătul" initially published in Tecuci, but which moved to Bârlad. He wrote several ethnographic studies and contributed to the magazines "Șezătoarea", "Analele Academiei Române", "Convorbiri Literare", "Floarea darurilor", "Însemnări literare", "Lamura", "Viața Românească", "Viața literară și artistică" and "Lumina poporului". With George Tutoveanu and , he was one of the founders of the literary society, Academia Bârlădeană.
Pamfile died on 21 October 1923 in Chișinău (now in Moldova).