Pantelimon M. Vizirescu (August 16, 1903–January 27, 2000) was a Romanian poet and essayist. Born in Braneț, Olt County, his parents Marin Vizirescu and Maria (née Pietreanu) were agricultural laborers, while his brother became a writer. He began primary school in his native village, completing it in Slatina. He began secondary studies at Craiova's D. A. Sturdza military high school. He later went to Radu Greceanu High School in Slatina and to Carol I National College in Craiova, from which he graduated in 1925. Later that year, he entered the literature and philosophy faculty of the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1929. In 1938, Vizirescu obtained a doctorate from the same institution; the adviser on his thesis, which dealt with characteristic national poetry, was Constantin Rădul