Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in GalaÈ›i County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from GalaÈ›i, Bârlad, and MărășeÈ™ti. History The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce battle in 1476 between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans. Under the Kingdom of Romania, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County. Economy The city was famous for its canned food factories, which preserve vegetables, fruit and meat, as well as for its mustard factories. Climate Climate in Tecuci is defined as Dfb (Humid continental climate with warm summers), bordering a Dfa (Humid continental climate with hot summers). Population As of 30 October 2011, 34,871 inhabitants live within the city limits. Natives * Nina Arbore (1888–1942), painter and illustrator * Mihai Berza (1907–1978), historian * Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (1887â ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah
Alexandru Papadopol-Calimah (with spelling variants Papadopolu, Papadopulo, Papadopul, as well as Callimach, Callimac, and Callimachi; January 15, 1833 – June 18, 1898) was a Moldavian-born Romanian historian, jurist, and journalist, who served as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Romania), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Culture and National Patrimony (Romania), Minister of Culture of the United Principalities, Principality of Romania. As a maternal member of the Callimachi family, he had high aristocratic origins, but was a commoner on his father's side; he spent most of his life in the Moldavian town of Tecuci, whose history was a focus of his academic activity. He joined the Moldavian civil service in 1855, as a ''Spatharios'' in service to List of rulers of Moldavia, Prince Grigore Alexandru Ghica, and participated in applying Ghica's reforms. Papadopol-Calimah consequently discarded his Greeks of Romania, Greek-and-Hellenization, Hellenized background to become a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gheorghe Petrașcu
Gheorghe PetraÈ™cu (; 20 November 1872, Tecuci – 1 May 1949, Bucharest) was a Romanian painter. He won numerous prizes throughout his lifetime and had his paintings exhibited posthumously at the Paris International Exhibition and the Venice Biennale. He was the brother of N. PetraÈ™cu, a literary critic and novelist. In 1936, PetraÈ™cu was elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy. He was born in Tecuci, Romania, in a family with cultural traditions. His parents were small owners from Fălciu County, Costache Petrovici-Rusciucliu and his wife Elena, maiden name BiÈ›u-Dumitriu. Brother of the diplomat, writer and literary and art critic Nicolae PetraÈ™cu, Gheorghe PetraÈ™cu shows artistic inclinations as a young man, doing his first studies at the National University of Arts in Bucharest. At the recommendation of Nicolae Grigorescu, he receives a scholarship to improve abroad. After a short time in Munich, he left for Paris, where he enrolled at the Académie Julian and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tecuci
Tecuci () is a city in GalaÈ›i County, Romania, in the historical region of Western Moldavia. It is situated among wooded hills, on the right bank of the Bârlad River, and at the junction of railways from GalaÈ›i, Bârlad, and MărășeÈ™ti. History The area neighboring Tecuci was the scene of a fierce battle in 1476 between Moldavian Prince Stephen the Great and the Ottomans. Under the Kingdom of Romania, it was the residence of the now-defunct Tecuci County. Economy The city was famous for its canned food factories, which preserve vegetables, fruit and meat, as well as for its mustard factories. Climate Climate in Tecuci is defined as Dfb (Humid continental climate with warm summers), bordering a Dfa (Humid continental climate with hot summers). Population As of 30 October 2011, 34,871 inhabitants live within the city limits. Natives * Nina Arbore (1888–1942), painter and illustrator * Mihai Berza (1907–1978), historian * Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (1887â ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tecuci County
Tecuci County was a county (Romanian language, Romanian: ''judeÈ›'') in the Kingdom of Romania, in the historical region Moldavia. The county seat was Tecuci. The county was located in the central-eastern part of Greater Romania, in the south of Moldavia. The county bordered on the east with the counties of Tutova County, Tutova and Covurlui County, Covurlui, on the south with the county Râmnicu Sărat County, Râmnicu Sărat, and to the west with the counties Putna County, Putna and Bacău County, Bacău. Because of its shape, its northern extreme was the meeting point of Bacău and Tutova counties. Administrative organization The capital of Tecuci County was the town of Tecuci. Tecuci County was initially divided administratively into three districts (''plasă, plăși''): #Plasa Homocea, headquartered at Homocea, Vrancea, Homocea #Plasa IveÈ™ti, headquartered at IveÈ™ti, GalaÈ›i, IveÈ™ti #Plasa Podu Turcului, headquartered at Podu Turcului, Bacău, Podu Turcului Subsequent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Calistrat HogaÈ™
Calistrat HogaÈ™ (born Calistrat Dumitriu; April 19, 1848 – August 28, 1917) was a Moldavian, later Romanian prose writer. The son of a Tecuci priest, he studied at the University of IaÈ™i before beginning an over four-decade career as a high school teacher, often at Piatra NeamÈ›. Meanwhile, he made several false starts as a writer before finding a suitable genre, namely stories drawn from his mountain rambles that appeared starting in 1907. He did not manage to collect his works during his lifetime, but these appeared to great success in 1921. Biography Origins and literary career Born in Tecuci, his parents were Gheorghe Dumitriu, a Romanian Orthodox archpriest, and his wife Mărioara (''née'' Stanciu), the daughter of a ''serdar'' from Pechea, GalaÈ›i County. He was the first or second of eight children, and various birthdates between 1847 and 1852 have been suggested, but April 19, 1848 appears likeliest. His adopted surname was a nickname of his grandfather's that was ass ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tecuci Town Museum
The Tecuci Town Museum was established in Tecuci, Romania in 1932 based on the private collections of Mihail Dimitriu and Constantin Solomon, in a building donated by Teodor Cincu. History and collections Until 1934, the museum was housed in the building of the local commercial high school. In 1934, the museum acquired the archaeology collection from Mihai Dimitriu, the first custodian of the institution, and a coleoptera collection belonging to Professor Alecu Alesînschi (lost after the 1965 reorganization). In 1974, the museum heritage was enriched by archaeological finds coming from the campaigns of 1926 - 1951 undertaken by Professor Radu Vulpe and Ecaterina Vulpe in the site of Poiana-NicoreÈ™ti (Piroboridava) until then kept in the deposits of the Bucharest Institute of Archaeology. The present building is a monument of architecture built in the second half of the 19th century. The exhibits include pottery from Neolithic (axes, knives, hand mills, and pottery belonging to C ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu
Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu (13 May 1887 in Tecuci – 29 March 1929 in Bucharest) was the first woman aviator in Romania. She graduated from the pilot school in Bucharest, but her applications for a license were rejected by the Romanian authorities. For this reason, she left for France, and two years later, she received her license, issued by the International Aeronautical Federation, being one of the first 15 female pilots in the world. Biography Born in 1887 in Tecuci, she was the daughter of Dr. Alexandru Caragiani, brother of Ioan D. Caragiani, and Zenia Radovici. Elena studied Law in IaÈ™i and where she graduated in 1913. Interested in aviation, she first flew in 1912, together with her horse riding instructor, . Soon she joined Bibescu's (National Air League) where she trained with Andrei Popovici. After completing the flight courses, she applied for a pilot license but was denied by minister Spiru Haret and General Crăiniceanu. She left for France where she attended ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henri Cihoski
Henri Cihoski (October 2, 1871 – May 18, 1950) was a Romanian major general during World War I, and Minister of War from 1928 to 1930. Biography Early days He was born on October 2, 1871 in Tecuci, the seat of Tecuci County, in a family of Polish origin. His mother was Eugenie, née Dobjansky, while his father was Alexandru Cihoski, an engineer who had fought as a cavalry officer in the Polish January Uprising of 1863 before emigrating to Romania. He had two sisters and two brothers, one of whom, Alexandru-Eugeniu, became a brigadier general, and the other, , became a professor and rector at the Academy of Commercial Studies. After attending elementary school in his native city, Henri Cihoski pursued his studies at the Gheorghe RoÈ™ca Codreanu High School in Bârlad and then at high schools in Bucharest and IaÈ™i. After graduation in 1889, he was admitted at the Officers School in Bucharest, from which he graduated in July 1891 with the rank of second lieutenant. He studied fo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ion Petrovici
Ion (Ioan) Petrovici (June 14, 1882 – February 17, 1972) was a Romanian professor of philosophy at the University of IaÈ™i and titular member of the Romanian Academy. He served as Minister of National Education in the Goga cabinet and Minister of Culture and Religious Affairs in the Third Antonescu cabinet. Biography Education Petrovici was born in 1882, in Tecuci, the son of Dumitru and Ortansa Petrovici, and the grandchild of Junimist poet Theodor Șerbănescu's sister. Between 1892 and 1899 he attended secondary school at Saint Sava College in Bucharest. He enrolled at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University of Bucharest in autumn 1899, having Titu Maiorescu and Nicolae Iorga as teachers. He proposed his rhymed play ''O sărutare'' to the National Theatre of Bucharest during the same autumn. As Ion Luca Caragiale commended it, the play was performed on 21 March 1900. (He later became a board member of the National Theatre.) As a member of a student delega ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alina Gorghiu
Alina-Ștefania Gorghiu (; born September 16, 1978) is a Romanian lawyer and politician who served as president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) from December 2014 until December 2016. She was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Bucharest from December 2008 to December 2016. Since the latter date, she has represented TimiÈ™ County in the Romanian Senate. Biography Origins and education Born in Tecuci, Gorghiu completed secondary studies at Vlaicu Vodă National College in Curtea de ArgeÈ™ in 1997. She then attended the Law and Administration Faculty of Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University in Bucharest, graduating in 2001. In 2002–2003, she took postgraduate courses at the University of Bucharest's Law Faculty, and from 2004–2008 worked on a degree at the Economics, Law and Administration Faculty of the University of PiteÈ™ti. She holds a master's degree in Communications and Public Relations from the National School of Administration and Political Science ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mihail Manoilescu
Mihail Manoilescu (; December 9, 1891 – December 30, 1950) was a Romanian journalist, engineer, economist, politician and memoirist, who served as Foreign Minister of Romania during the summer of 1940. An active promoter of and contributor to fascist ideology and anti-Semitic sentiment, he was a financial backer of the Iron Guard in the late 1930s. His corporatist ideas influenced economic policy in several countries during the 1930s, particularly in Brazil. Biography Early life Born to a political family in Tecuci, he was the nephew of Alexandru Bădărău, twice a minister in Conservative cabinets during the early 1900s, and a descendant of the Moldavian boyar known as ; his grandfather was strong unionist, a supporter of the Union of Moldova with Wallachia, while his father was a member of the Socialist Party. The Manoilescus moved to IaÈ™i when Mihail was a child. Having been the recipient of the '' Gazeta Matematică'' prize in 1910, he went on to study at the " Școala de ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Galați County
GalaÈ›i () is a county ( judeÈ›) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at GalaÈ›i. History Historically GalaÈ›i is part of Moldavia. In 1858, it was represented by Alexandru Ioan Cuza at the ''ad hoc Divan'' at IaÈ™i, in the wake of the Crimean War. Prior to 1938 what is now eastern GalaÈ›i was the separate Covurlui County (JudeÈ›ul Covurlui). From 1938 to 1945 GalaÈ›i was part of Èšinutul Dunării (Megacounty Dunării). 2010 Romanian floods During July 2010, the River Siret threatened to break through the dykes protecting the town of Șendreni, as locals and emergency services reinforced the dykes with sandbags trucks full of earth to prevent the river breaking out and flooding the town. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 536,167 and the population density was 120/km2. * Romanians – over 98% * Russians, Ukrainians, and Romani – 2% Geography This county has a total area of 4,466 km2. The county lies on a low plain, between the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |