Constantin Sandu-Aldea (November 22, 1874–March 21, 1927) was a Romanian agronomist and prose writer. Born in Tichilești, Brăila County, his parents were the cart driver Sandu Petrea Pârjol and his wife Tudora. After completing studies at Nicolae Bălcescu High School in Brăila, he attended the Bucharest-based Herăstrău Agriculture School between 1892 and 1896, graduating as an agronomist. He did not find a job in the field, but instead worked as an estate administrator at Crivina, Prahova County; a fisheries agent; a Căile Ferate Române clerk and an editor and proofreader for Floare-albastră, Epoca, România jună and Apărarea națională magazines. Between 1901 and 1907, he took advanced courses at the École nationale supérieure d'horticulture in Versailles; he studied at the Agricultural Uni