Alexandru Papiu-Ilarian (27 September 1827 – ) was a

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revolutionary, lawyer and historian. Papiu Ilarian was born in Bezded ( hu, Bezdédtelek),

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(today part of Gârbou,

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) on 27 September 1827. His father was the

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priest Ioan Bucur Pop, also a Romanian revolutionary, who was executed at

Turda Turda (; hu, Torda, ; german: link=no, Thorenburg; la, Potaissa) is a city in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, to which it is connected by the Europe ...

( hu, Torda) by hanging, at 54 years old, by the Hungarian authorities in March 1849. In 1832 he moved with his family to Budiu de Câmpie ( hu, Mezőbodon), near

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( hu, Marosvásárhely), the native village of his father. where he attends the primary school. In the autumn of 1838 he enters the Catholic secondary school in Târgu Mureş. He finished high school in

Cluj ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

( hu, Kolozsvár). He was active in the

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. He was a founder and president of the Transylvania Society, between 1867 and 1874. He was elected to the

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in 1868. As member of the Bar in

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, he pleaded in court the case of the ox

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drivers from

Giurgiu Giurgiu (; bg, Гюргево) is a city in southern Romania. The seat of Giurgiu County, it lies in the historical region of Muntenia. It is situated amongst mud-flats and marshes on the left bank of the Danube facing the Bulgarian city ...

, in 1873.''Memoriile Secției de Științe Istorice''
(Editura Academiei Republicii Socialiste România, 1978) He died in

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

( hu, Nagyszeben) on 23 October 1877, and is buried at the

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References

External links

Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions: Alexandru Papiu IlarianColegiul National "Alexandru Papiu Ilarian" Tg-Mures: Alexandru Papiu Ilarian
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ilarian, Alexandru Papiu 1827 births 1877 deaths People of the Revolutions of 1848 Romanian revolutionaries 19th-century Romanian lawyers Titular members of the Romanian Academy Romanian Greek-Catholics People from Sălaj County Romanian Ministers of Control Austrian Empire emigrants to Romania