Ştefan Gonata (February 1, 1838, in Trifăneşti – September 18, 1896, in Chişinău) was a politician and agronomist from the

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. He was one of the founding members of the

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Biography

Ștefan Gonata was born on February 1, 1838, in Trifăneşti,

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. He was six years old when he lost three brothers one after the other, then his mother also died. In 1856, he graduated from the regional high school in Chisinau and went to

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, to the Richelieu college, which he left in the third year. He continues his studies in

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, where he studies philosophy and

viticulture Viticulture (, "vine-growing"), viniculture (, "wine-growing"), or winegrowing is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine ...

. Returning to the country, he was elected deputy for the distribution of rural tasks (1863 –1865), then deputy of the nobility in different counties.

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1838 births 1896 deaths People from Florești District Agronomists from the Russian Empire Politicians from the Russian Empire Founding members of the Romanian Academy {{Romania-politician-stub