Prince Nicolae Gr. Racoviță (July 17, 1835–) was a

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n-born

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n politician. He is an aristocrat and member of the House of Racoviță. Born in

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, his parents were the high ''

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'' Prince Grigore Racoviță and his wife Cleopatra Brăiloiu, daughter of high ''

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'' Nicolae Brăiloiu. He studied law at the

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, obtaining a doctorate. After returning home, he worked in the administrative and judiciary systems. A moderate

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, Racoviță served as interim

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for three days in December 1870.Mihai Sorin Rădulescu, ''Elita liberală românească, 1866-1900'', p. 96. Bucharest, Editura All, 1998. From December 1870 to March 1871, he was Minister of Religious Affairs and Public Instruction in the cabinet of

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. From 1876 to 1880, he was president of the

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Council, and was mayor of his native city from 1888 to 1890."Racoviță, Nicolae Gr."
at the Alexandru and Aristia Aman County Library Racoviță was an editor at

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-based magazine ''Revista istorică'' in 1862. In 1867, 1868 and 1870, he edited the weekly ''Nepărtinitorul'', a poetic and literary journal. He was friends with the ''

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'' group, and was a talented pianist who composed sonatas. He was married to Despina Socolescu, the niece of

Theodor Aman Theodor Aman (20 March 1831 – 19 August 1891) was a Romanian painter, engraver and art professor. He mostly produced genre and history scenes. Biography His father was a cavalry commander from Craiova but he was born in Câmpulung, where his ...

. Racoviță died in Rome and was buried in Craiova.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Racovita, Nicolae 1835 births 1894 deaths People from Craiova Nicolae Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Mayors of Craiova Councillors in Romania Romanian magazine editors Ministers of education of Romania National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians