George Silviu (pen name of Silvius Goliger; January 2, 1901 – May 16, 1971) was a Romanian poet, playwright, translator and lawyer. Born into a Jewish family in Focșani, his parents were Iancu Goliger, an architect, and his wife Hermina. After graduating from Unirea High School in his native town, he took a law degree from the University of Bucharest in 1922. In 1923, he graduated from the officers' school as a second lieutenant in the Romanian Land Forces. He joined the Socialist Party of Romania in 1920, and worked as an editor for the left-wing newspapers Adevărul, Dimineața (1920-1930) and Lupta (1925-1937). From 1920 to 1939, he was a regular contributor to Gândirea magazine. He also wrote for Adevărul literar, Rampa, Sburătorul, Aurora, Farul, Icoane maramureșene, Năzuința, Europa, S