| 1852 |
Born on January 30
in Haimanale village, Prahova county.
Is the son on Luca (secratary of the Margineni
monastery) and Ecaterina Caragiali. Today
the village is named after the great play
writer. |
| 1859-1860
|
First year of school
in Ploiesti. Learns to write and read
from the Father Marinache and the clerk
(dascal) Haralambie from SF. Gheorghe
(Saint George) Church. He father become
lawyer in Ploiesti |
| 1860-1861
|
The boy goes to school
in the second grade at the Princely School
no. 1 from Ploiesti. |
| 1862-1864
|
Here he has Bazil
Dragosescu as teacher, about whom he has
good memories, among them being the exciting
visit of Ioan Cuza. Gets his primary school
certificate. |
| 1864-1867
|
Goes to "Sf.
Petru si Pavel" gimnazium from Ploiesti.
|
| 1868-1868 |
The biographers confirm
that in the 5th grade he was at a school
in Bucharest, where his family was moved.
|
| 1868-1870
|
Takes mimic art and
declamation courses, at the Bucharest
Conservatory, course sustained by Costache
Caragiali, one of his uncles, dramatical
author and actor. |
| 1870
|
At 18 years old,
is copyist at the Prahovba tribunal, because
of the request of his old father, who
dies soon after. After his father funerals,
Ion Luca leaves this job and he is dismisses.
He will be the only support of his mother
Ecaterina and his sister Lenci (3 years
younger). |
| 1871-1872
|
Prompter and copyist
at the National Theater from Bucharest
|
| 1873-1875
|
Begins his journalist
carrier in the review Ghimpele.
|
| 1870
|
"Responsable
endorser" at the newspaper Alegatorul
liber. |
| 1876-1877
|
Editor at Claponul.
With F. Dam‚ edits the newspaper
Natiunea româna. |
| 1878
|
Colaborates at Timpul,
having Eminescu and Slavici as collegues.
Translates from French the tragedy in
lirics Defeated Rome by Al. Parodi,
represented on May 21 on the stage of
National Theater from Bucharest. Also
in May he participates for the first time
at a meeting of the Junimea society.
In the autumn T. Maiorescu takes him to
Iasi, to read the play O noapte furtunoasa.
|
| 1879
|
January 18 - the
opening of the comedy O noapte furtunoasa
at the National Theater from Bucharest.
Makes a trip to Wien. |
| 1881-1883
|
Is school inspector
for Neamt-Suceava and next Arges-Valcea
counties. |
| 1884
|
November 13, opening
night of the masterpiece O scrisoare
pierduta. Clerk at Monopoly administration.
|
| 1885
|
Opening of the comedy
D-ale carnavalului. Is substitute
teacher at "Sf. Gheorghe" highschool
from Bucharest. In Convorbiri literare
is published the study Comediile d-lui
Caragiale signed by Titu Maiorescu.
Is born Mateiu, son of Maria Constantinescu,
recognized by I. L. Caragiale. |
| 1886
|
"The man without
luck" enter in enrichment sign. Dies
in the capital his mother's cousin Ecaterina
Momolo, the old woman with fortune. Follows
a long law suit for heritage between the
descendants. |
| 1887
|
Is printed in Sibiu
the book Defeated Rome, translated
by Caragiale. |
| 1888-1889
|
General director
of the theaters. His insistences are not
appreciated by the officialities and he
resigns. Dies his mother Ecaterina Caragiali
(at 73 years old), from the family remains
only him and his sister Lenci. At "Soced"
publishing house appears his volume Theatre.
Marries Alexandrina Burelly, daughter
of the architect Gaetano Burelly. Trip
in Italy. |
| 1890
|
Opening of the drama
Napasta at the National Theater
from Bucharest. |
| 1891
|
Volumes Teatru
and Napasta, are accused of imorality
and are rejected from the Academy Prize.
|
| 1892 |
Being in conflict
with the writers from Junimea
society, he is lecturing at the Atheneum
the conference Literary gangs and
geese. Are edited the volumes: Pacat...,
O faclie de Paste, Om cu noroc
(3 short stories). |
| 1893 |
Edits the first series
of Moftului român, with
A. Bacalbasa. Is born his second son,
Luca Ion, the future poet. Opens his first
beer house shocking again his adversaries.
|
| 1896
|
Publishes the volume
Schite usoare. Edits for a short
period Epoca literara, with St.
O. Iosif (editorial board secretary).
Asks to be the director of the National
Theater from Iasi but is refused by the
mayor N. Gane. |
| 1897
|
Appears his volumes:
Schite si Notite si fragmente literare.
|
| 1899
|
Is named registrar
at the State Monopoly Administration.
|
| 1901
|
Caragiale is celebrated
at the Romanian Atheneum at his 25th anaiversary
of his literary activity. B. Delavrancea
and Tache Tonescu praise him, he receives
an golden feather. Is published his volum
Momente. On April 1, he looses
his job from The Monopoly Administration
and edits the second series from Moftul
Român. Is the epoch of the
calomny law suit with Constantin Al. Ionescu-Caion,
a phychopath who had published in Revista
literara two articles in which Caragiale
was accused of literary theft in his play
Napasta after an fictitious Hungarian
author, Istvan Kemeny. |
| 1902
|
His friend Barbu
Delavrancea pleads brilliantly for Caragiale
and the lieing journalist is convicted.
Finally Caion was aquited. Another hit
agains Caragiale is the refusal by the
prize commision of the Romanian Academy
of his volume Momente. |
| 1904
|
Attacked always by
his adversaries, refused at the Academy
prize, Caragiale does not find any more
his place in Bucharest. Therefore, together
with his family he take a trip to Italy,
France, Germany. Now he get his part from
the heritage. |
| 1905
|
He settles down with
the family in Berlin, in a wanted exile.
Makes the project of a new comedy Titirica,
Sotirescu & Co, but he will never
finish it. Personaly he have had only
troubles from the theatre. |
| 1907
|
He keep in touch
with his friends from the country, missing
the places were he was born. Publishes
the pamphlet 1907, din primavara pâna-n
toamna. Remakes his good relationship
with Titu Maiorescu, whom he have had
accused of Eminescu's texts falsifying.
|
| 1908
|
Published in three
volumes, at "Minerva" publishing
house, Opere complete. Even if
in the last years of life he have lived
in Berlin, makes many trips to the country,
even in Bucharest. |
| 1909
|
Appear Kir Ianulea
in Viata româneasca. |
| 1910 |
Publishes the volume
Schite noua, in which there are
short stories writen in his last years
of literary work. |
| 1912 |
Is his 60th birthday
and he is still in Berlin, away from his
country. The president of the Romanian
writers society, Emil Gârleanu,
propose this cellebartion in Bucharest.
But Caragiale has his reasons to refuse
this cellebration, and sends to his delicate
friend a telegram, in his unic style.
June 9, his dies suddenly in Berlin, his
body is brought later in Bucharest. His
tomb in Bellu cemetery is not far from
Eminescu's. |
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