Mihai N. Săulescu (October 16, 1861 – December 5, 1929) was a

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n jurist and politician.

Life

Born in

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, he studied economics and finance at

Berlin University The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt ...

and obtained a doctorate in law from the

University of Paris The University of Paris (), known Metonymy, metonymically as the Sorbonne (), was the leading university in Paris, France, from 1150 to 1970, except for 1793–1806 during the French Revolution. Emerging around 1150 as a corporation associated wit ...

. He subsequently taught law at the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

. A member of the Conservative Party, Săulescu served in the Assembly of Deputies, rising to become vice president of that body. He was a general secretary within the

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and, from March to October 1918, served as Finance Minister in the cabinet of

Alexandru Marghiloman Alexandru Marghiloman (4 July 1854 – 10 May 1925) was a Romanian conservative statesman who served for a short time in 1918 (March–October) as Prime Minister of Romania, and had a decisive role during World War I. Early career Born in Bu ...

. The owner of a large library and a rich collection of documents, he sheltered these in Russia during World War I.Nicolae Iorga (ed. Ecaterina Vaum), ''Corespondență'', vol. 3. Bucharest: Editura Minerva, 1991. In late 1922, he entered the People's Party."Săulescu, Mihail N."
at the Alexandru and Aristia Aman County Library

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saulescu, Mihai 1861 births 1929 deaths People from Craiova Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Academic staff of the University of Bucharest Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Ministers of finance of Romania Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) politicians People's Party (interwar Romania) politicians Romanian jurists Romanian economists People from the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Expatriates in the German Empire Expatriates in France University of Paris alumni