Andrei Vizanti

Andrei Vizanti (* 4. May 1844 in Iasi , † in the 20th century) was a Romanian politician , linguist , Rumänist and Hispanist.

life and work

Vizanti studied in Iași and went to Bucharest in 1864 with his teacher Vasile Alexandrescu Urechia (whose favorite student he was) . From 1866 he studied on a scholarship (following in the footsteps of his teacher, who was married to a Spaniard) at the University of Madrid . In 1868 he finished his studies and taught from 1869 for thirty years at the University of Iași Romanian language, literature and history (also as dean). He became an MP (1878), Senator (1885) and Vice President of the Senate (1890). He was often represented at his chair (by Dimitrie Petrino 1876 ​​to 1878, Alexandru Lambrior , Aron Densușianu and Alexandru Philippide ).

In his capacity as chairman of the theater association, he apparently did not act correctly, because he was forced to give up his chair in 1898. He escaped the charge of wasting public money in 1899 by fleeing to the United States and has been missing ever since.

Vizanti was a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy (1882-1903).

Works

• Estudios críticos sobre los origines de los Romanos , Madrid 1867
• Breve noticia sobre la historia de la Rumanía, Madrid 1868
• Consideraţiuni generale asupra importanţei studiului literaturei, Iaşi 1870
• Veniamin Costaki, Mitropolit Moldovei şi Sucevei. Epoca, viaţa şi operile sale (1768-1846) , Iaşi 1881 (review of praise in: Revue historique 25, 1884, pp. 186-187)
• La reforme de l'enseignement public en Roumanie. Principes de la reforme. Analysis de la loi. Texts de projet , Bucarest 1887, Woodbridge 1993

literature

• Francisco Javier Juez y Gálvez, El primer alumno rumano de la Central (1865–1868) “Acercando así la Romanía á la civilización de las demás naciones latinas”, in: Revista de Filología Románica 20, 2003, pp. 123-134

Web links

• http://www.biblacad.ro/bnr/brmautori.php?aut=v&page=620&&limit=20 (list of publications)