Vasile Alecsandri (Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈsile aleksanˈdri];
July 21, 1821 â€" August 22, 1890) was a Romanian poet, dramatist,
politician and diplomat. He was one of the key figures during the 1848
revolutions in Moldavia and Wallachia. He fought for the unification
of the Romanian Principalities, writing “Hora Unirii†in 1856 and
giving up his candidacy for the title of prince of Moldavia, in favor
of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. He became the first minister of foreign
affairs of Romania and was one of the founding members of the Romanian
Academy. Alecsandri was a prolific writer, contributing to Romanian
literature with poetry, prose, several plays, and collections of
Romanian folklore, being consider, alongside Mihai Eminescu, which
admired was inspired by the writings of Alecsandri, as one of the most
important Romanian writers in the second half of the 19th
century.Alecsandri was born in the Moldavian town of Bacău, to a
family of nobles. His parents were Vasile Alecsandri and Elena Cozoni.
His parents had seven children, of which three survived: one daughter,
Catinca, and two sons, Iancu â€" a future army colonel â€" and
Vasile.The family prospered in the lucrative business of salt and
cereals trade. In 1828, they purchased a large estate in Mircești, a
village near Siret River. The young Vasile spent time there studying
with a devout monk from MaramureÈ™, Gherman Vida, and playing with
Vasile Porojan, a Gypsy boy who became a dear friend. Both characters
would later appear in his work.
July 21, 1821 â€" August 22, 1890) was a Romanian poet, dramatist,
politician and diplomat. He was one of the key figures during the 1848
revolutions in Moldavia and Wallachia. He fought for the unification
of the Romanian Principalities, writing “Hora Unirii†in 1856 and
giving up his candidacy for the title of prince of Moldavia, in favor
of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. He became the first minister of foreign
affairs of Romania and was one of the founding members of the Romanian
Academy. Alecsandri was a prolific writer, contributing to Romanian
literature with poetry, prose, several plays, and collections of
Romanian folklore, being consider, alongside Mihai Eminescu, which
admired was inspired by the writings of Alecsandri, as one of the most
important Romanian writers in the second half of the 19th
century.Alecsandri was born in the Moldavian town of Bacău, to a
family of nobles. His parents were Vasile Alecsandri and Elena Cozoni.
His parents had seven children, of which three survived: one daughter,
Catinca, and two sons, Iancu â€" a future army colonel â€" and
Vasile.The family prospered in the lucrative business of salt and
cereals trade. In 1828, they purchased a large estate in Mircești, a
village near Siret River. The young Vasile spent time there studying
with a devout monk from MaramureÈ™, Gherman Vida, and playing with
Vasile Porojan, a Gypsy boy who became a dear friend. Both characters
would later appear in his work.
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