Barbu Ştefănescu Delavrancea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbarbu ʃtefəˈnesku delaˈvrant͡ʃe̯a]; 11 April 1858, Bucharest–29 April 1918, Iași) was a Romanian novelist, short story writer,playwright, poet, orator, politician and academician. He is the father of writer and pianist Cella Delavrancea and of architect Henrieta Delavrancea (one of the first women architects in Romania). His most well-known works are the historic play Apus de soare (1909) and the fairytale Neghiniță.