Constantin Stamati-Ciurea (4 May 1828 ChiÅŸinău â€" 22 February 1898)
was a Romanian writer and translator from Bessarabia. The son of
Constantin Stamati, he followed in his father's footsteps as an author
of prose, plays, and translations. He served as diplomat at Russia's
embassies in Paris, Berlin, and London.In 1895, the Romanian King
Carol I awarded him the medal "bene merenti" for all his work. He
published most of his writings first in Russian, because, as he
confessed, there was no Romanian printing press in all Russia at that
time. Toward his later years, he succeeded in publishing his works in
Romanian in Cernauti (in Austria). He was one of the defenders of the
Romanian identity of the native population of Bessarabia, as well as
an outspoken voice against its exploitation."Deci, eu ca român mă
uit cu oarecare invidie la aceÅŸti venetici din lume, ce s-au
îmbogăţit atunci, pe când ţăranul nostru stătea pe loc, în
mare mizerie în comparaţie cu dânşii" (C. Stamati-Ciurea, Rasunet
din Basarabia, p. 241 Editura Litera, 1998)
was a Romanian writer and translator from Bessarabia. The son of
Constantin Stamati, he followed in his father's footsteps as an author
of prose, plays, and translations. He served as diplomat at Russia's
embassies in Paris, Berlin, and London.In 1895, the Romanian King
Carol I awarded him the medal "bene merenti" for all his work. He
published most of his writings first in Russian, because, as he
confessed, there was no Romanian printing press in all Russia at that
time. Toward his later years, he succeeded in publishing his works in
Romanian in Cernauti (in Austria). He was one of the defenders of the
Romanian identity of the native population of Bessarabia, as well as
an outspoken voice against its exploitation."Deci, eu ca român mă
uit cu oarecare invidie la aceÅŸti venetici din lume, ce s-au
îmbogăţit atunci, pe când ţăranul nostru stătea pe loc, în
mare mizerie în comparaţie cu dânşii" (C. Stamati-Ciurea, Rasunet
din Basarabia, p. 241 Editura Litera, 1998)
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