Constantin D. Hurmuzachi (November 12, 1811February 15, 1869) was a

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n lawyer and politician. The son of Doxachi Hurmuzachi and one of the Hurmuzachi brothers, he was born on the family estate in Cernăuca. This was located in the

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near

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, where he attended primary school. He then studied law at the

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, graduating in 1834. In 1844, he settled in

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, the capital of

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, becoming a prominent lawyer. Together with his brother

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, he collected archival documents at

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and

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regarding the history of the Romanians. In 1850 he joined the committee for reorganizing public education, followed by the legal reform committee in 1852. For his work there, which led to a law code and a school charter, he was made '' Aga''.Satco and Niculică, pp. 187-88 A supporter of the union of the Principalities, he represented

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in the Moldavian Ad hoc Divan. He was twice Minister of Justice in the new union state and deputy in the legislative assemblies of 1860 and 1861. In 1867, he was elected to the Assembly of Deputies in what was by now called Romania. The same year, he helped pass a law on concessions for building railways. He died in

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at age 67 and was buried at Dulcești,

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next to his brother Alexandru, in the courtyard of the Descent of the Holy Spirit Church. Streets in

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and

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are named after him.

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References

*Emil Satco, Alis Niculică (eds.), ''Enciclopedia Bucovinei'', Vol. II. Suceava: Editura Karl A. Romstorfer, 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hurmuzachi, Constantin 1811 births 1869 deaths People from Chernivtsi Oblast Emigrants from the Austrian Empire Immigrants to the Principality of Moldavia People from the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia University of Vienna alumni Romanian lawyers Members of the Ad hoc Divans Government ministers of the Principality of Moldavia Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) 19th-century Moldavian people