Home      Discussion      Topics      Dictionary      Almanac
Signup       Login
Anghel Demetriescu

Anghel Demetriescu

Discussion
Ask a question about 'Anghel Demetriescu'
Start a new discussion about 'Anghel Demetriescu'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum
 
Encyclopedia
Anghel Demetriescu (Alexandria
Alexandria, Romania
Alexandria is the capital city of the Teleorman County, Romania. It is located south-west of Bucharest, towards the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River. The city has 58,651 inhabitants.- Alexandria in 1900 :...

, Teleorman; October 5, 1847 - Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately 130 km west of Prague. It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...

; July 18, 1903) was a Romanian historian, writer and literary critic, member of the Romanian Academy
Romanian Academy
The Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Romania in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....

 in 1902.

Childhood and studies


Anghel Demetriescu was born on October 5, 1847 in Alexandria
Alexandria, Romania
Alexandria is the capital city of the Teleorman County, Romania. It is located south-west of Bucharest, towards the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River. The city has 58,651 inhabitants.- Alexandria in 1900 :...

, district of Teleorman, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located in Southeastern and Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea. Almost all of the Danube Delta is located within its territory...

, then under the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299 to November 1, 1922 The Ottoman Empire or Ottoman State (Ottoman Turkish: دَوْلَتِ عَلِیَّهِ عُثْمَانِیَّه Dawlet-il ʿAliyyat-il ʿOs̠māniyye, Modern Turkish:...

. He was son of Dumitru Simion and Chrysanta Velleanu.