Dan Duţescu

Dan Duţescu (b. 21 October 1918 – d. 26 September 1992) was a professor of English language and literature at the University of Bucharest, Romania, and a member of the Romanian Writers' Union.

He studied amongst others at the Universities of London and Cambridge. His main work is "Limba engleză fără professor" (Leaning English Without a Teacher), published in several editions, it being one of the most widely used English language books used by Romanians.

He is the father of Taina Duţescu-Coliban, a Romanian linguist and mountain climber who went missing in 1992 while trying to climb Mt. Dhaulaghiri.

Works

Published books (selection)

• Limba engleză fără professor
• Humour in English (Ed. Ştiinţifică, 1964)
• Manual de conversaţie în limba engleză (ed. I - Ed. Ştiinţifică, 1970; ed. II - 1973; ed. III - 1976)
• Spoken English - Manual de conversaţie în limba engleză (ed. a IV-a, Ed. Miron, 1991)

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Name	Dutescu, Dan
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Date of birth	21 October 1918
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Date of death	26 September 1992
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