Andrei Mureșanu (; November 16, 1816 in Bistrița – October 12, 1863 in

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) was a

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n poet and revolutionary of

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. Born in a family of a small business owner in the countryside, he studied philosophy and theology in Blaj. In 1838 he started working as a professor in

. He published his first poetry in the magazine ''Foaie pentru minte, inimă și literatură'' (''Paper for mind, heart and literature''). He was one of the leading figures of the 1848 revolution in Transylvania, taking part in the Brașov delegation at the Blaj Assembly in May 1848. His poem ''

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'', composition based on a popular tune of an old religious anthem, became the hymn of the revolutionaries. Nicolae Bălcescu named it "''

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'' of Romanians" for its ability to mobilize the people to fight. The poem later became the national anthem of Romania in 1990. After the revolution, Mureșanu worked as a translator in

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, had some patriotical works published in the ''Telegraful Român'' magazine. In 1862 his poetry was gathered in a single volume. Due to poor health conditions, he died in 1863 at Brașov. He is buried in the city’s Groaveri cemetery.Description of Groaveri Church
at the Brașov archpriest’s district site

Notes

References

*Mureșanu, Andrei, 1816-1863. ' / Andrei Mureșanu ; . Selections. 1988 București : Editura Minerva, 1988. 248 p. ; 20 cm. *Vasile Oltean - ', Ed. Salco, Brașov, 2005, *Pann, Anton, 1796 or 7-1854. ' / ersurile de Andrei Mureșanu ; muzica de Anton Pann omania: Editura Muzicală, 990?1 score (16 p.) ; 29 cm.

External links

Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions: Andrei Muresianu
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