Leon C. Negruzzi (June 5, 1840 – July 15/16, 1890) was a

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n, later

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n politician and writer. Born in

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, he was the first child of Constantin Negruzzi.Lecca, p. 363 He began his education at '' Academia Mihăileană'', but completed high school in Berlin, where he was sent with his brother Iacob in 1853. He wanted to study medicine at

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, but was too revolted by the anatomical dissections, and switched to philosophy and law. He attended lectures at Berlin and

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, but did not graduate. He returned home in 1864, where he was named a judge at the Iași tribunal. He gradually advanced to become a member of the appeals court as well as general prosecutor. A member of the Conservative Party, he was

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under the

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government (1871-1876), resuming this office in March 1888. He also served as mayor of Iași, as deputy and as

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.Maiorescu (2001), p. 346 Near the end of his life, he was administrator of Sfântul Spiridon Hospital. He died at the family estate in Hermeziu village. Also interested in literature, he belonged to the cultural milieu surrounding ''

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'' and '' Convorbiri Literare'', which his brother edited.Rosetti, p. 137 He wrote six novellas: ''Vântul soartei'' (1867), ''Evreica'' (1868-1869), ''O răzbunare'' (1874), ''Țiganca'' (1877), ''Serghie Pavlovici'' (1881) and ''Osândiții'' (1881-1882). All appeared in his brother's magazine, and were judged by

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as "distinguished neither by the originality of their concept nor through their style".Maiorescu (2005), p. 654 He had five daughters and two sons.

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*Octav George Lecca, ''Familiile boerești române: istoric și genealogie dupe isvoare autentice'', Editura Minerva, Bucharest, 1899 *

Constantin Schifirneț Constantin Schifirneț (born August 29, 1945) is a Romanian sociologist and historian of philosophy. Biography He was born in Bahna, Neamț County, son of Maria Schifirneț, née Movileanu, and of Neculai Schifirneț. In 1968 he graduated fro ...

(ed.), ''Discursuri parlamentare'', Editura Albatros, Bucharest, 2001, *Titu Maiorescu; Dimitrie Vatamaniuc, Eugen Simion (eds.), ''Opere: Critice'', Editura Fundației Naționale pentru Știință și Artă, Bucharest, 2005, * Dimitrie Rosetti, ''Dicționarul Contimporanilor'', Editura Lito-Tipografiei "Populara", Bucharest, 1897 {{DEFAULTSORT:Negruzzi, Leon C. 1840 births 1890 deaths People from the Principality of Moldavia Writers from Iași Romanian expatriates in Germany 19th-century Romanian judges Romanian prosecutors Romanian novelists Conservative Party (Romania, 1880–1918) politicians Prefects of Romania Mayors of Iași Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Members of the Senate of Romania Junimists 19th-century Romanian novelists