Leon M. Negruzzi

Leon M. Negruzzi (August 17, 1899–October 6, 1987) was a Romanian poet, prose writer and translator.

Born in the Austrian city of Wiener Neustadt, his parents were Mihail L. Negruzzi, a general in the Romanian Army, and his wife Lucia (née Miclescu).

Following World War I, he obtained a degree from the law faculty of Iași University.

Following World War II and the onset of a communist regime in his native country, he was active in informing the Western public about he situation in Soviet-occupied Romania.

In February 1952, he presented a Mémorandum des refugiés roumains adressé a l’Organisation des Nations Unies to the United Nations General Assembly; the document was signed by a number of Romanian writers, including Aron Cotruș, Mircea Eliade, Claudiu Isopescu and Eugen Lozovan.