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Also known as V. Mircesco, Basel Alexandri

Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat

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Vasile Alecsandri was a Romanian poet, writer, politician, and playwright. Born in Bacău County, he held citizenship in the Principality of Moldavia, the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia, and the Kingdom of Romania. He was a member of the Romanian Academy and Junimea. His literary works were written in Romanian and French, and he also used the pseudonym V. Mircesco.

Alecsandri’s notable works include *Poesii*, *Mǎrgǎritǎrele*, *1852-1862*, *Deutsche Übersetzungen der Lyrik des rumänischen Dichters Vasile Alecsandri*, *Sgîrcitul râsipitor*, and *Salba literara*. He died in Mircești of lung cancer.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1821
Died
1890
Works
27

Top works

  • Poesii
  • Mǎrgǎritǎrele, 1852-1862
  • Deutsche Übersetzungen der Lyrik des rumänischen Dichters Vasile Alecsandri
  • Sgîrcitul râsipitor
  • Salba literara

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Romania
Active from
1821
Active to
1890

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
43
Total plays
158

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Key facts

Born
21 July 1821, Bacău , Principality of Moldavia
Died
22 August 1890 (1890-08-22) (aged 69), Mircești , Kingdom of Romania
Occupations
Poet , playwright , politician, and diplomat

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Bacău County
Place of death
Mircești
Occupation
diplomat
Languages spoken
Romanian
Field of work
oral literature
Image
Constantin Daniel Stahi - Portretul lui Vasile Alecsandri.jpg
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Commons category
Vasile Alecsandri
date of birth
1821-06-21
date of death
1890-09-03
member of
Junimea
Commons Creator page
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pseudonym
V. Mircesco
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
lung cancer
writing language
French
name in native language
Vasile Alecsandri
ethnic group
Greeks
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Encyclopedic overview

Vasile Alecsandri ( Romanian pronunciation: [vaˈsile aleksanˈdri]; 21 July 1821 – 22 August 1890) was a Romanian patriot, poet, dramatist, politician and diplomat. He was one of the key figures during the 1848 revolutions in Moldavia and Wallachia. He fought for the unification of the Romanian Principalities, writing "Hora Unirii" in 1856 and giving up his candidacy for the title of prince of Moldavia, in favor of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. He became the first minister of foreign affairs of Romania and was one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy. Alecsandri was a prolific writer, contributing to Romanian literature with poetry, prose, several plays, and collections of Romanian folklore, being considered, alongside Mihai Eminescu, which admired and was inspired by the writings of Alecsandri, as one of the most important Romanian writers in the second half of the 19th century.

Early life

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