Alexandru Djuvara (; 20 December 1858 – 1 February 1913) was a
Romania
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n writer, journalist and politician.
Early years
Djuvara was born in
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north o ...
on 20 December 1858. He was the uncle of prominent Romanian historian
Neagu Djuvara
Neagu Bunea Djuvara (; 18 August 1916 – 25 January 2018) was a Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher, journalist, novelist, and diplomat.
Biography
Early life
A native of Bucharest, he was descended from an aristocratic Aromanian family ...
.
After graduation from
Lycée Louis-le-Grand
The Lycée Louis-le-Grand (), also referred to simply as Louis-le-Grand or by its acronym LLG, is a public Lycée (French secondary school, also known as sixth form college) located on rue Saint-Jacques in central Paris. It was founded in the ...
in Paris, he went on to study Law in the School of History and Political Science. Having completed his law studies, Djuvara studied engineering at Paris Polytechnical School.
Political career
Djuvara served as the
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 1 November 1909 until 28 December 1910 under the reign of Romanian King
Carol I
Carol I or Charles I of Romania (20 April 1839 – ), born Prince Karl of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, was the monarch of Romania from 1866 to his death in 1914, ruling as Prince (''Domnitor'') from 1866 to 1881, and as King from 1881 to 1914. He w ...
.
He also served as the
Minister of Industry and Commerce.
[
He died on 1 February 1913 in ]Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north o ...
.
See also
* Foreign relations of Romania
References
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1858 births
1913 deaths
Politicians from Bucharest
Romanian people of Aromanian descent
Romanian Ministers of Industry and Commerce
Romanian Ministers of Justice
Romanian Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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