Barbu Catargiu

Barbu Catargiu (born October 26 ^{. Jul} / 7. November 1807 ^greg. In Bucharest , † June 8 ^jul. / 20th June 1862 ^greg. ) Was a Romanian politician and until his death Prime Minister of the country.

Life

Catargiu was the son of the judge Ștefan Catargiu and Țiței (Stanca) Văcărescu. After school he lived abroad between 1825 and 1834, mainly in France . In Paris he studied history, philosophy and economics. The conservative politician was a good speaker and advocate of the boyar class .

He was sworn in as Prime Minister on February 15, 1862. Four months later, he was murdered on June 20, 1862 while leaving a parliamentary assembly in Bucharest. The background to the fact remains unclear to this day.

Web links

Ctitori ai Romăniei / 150 de ani de la Unirea Principatelor Române , article in Jurnalul National , January 9, 2009 (Romanian)
Meyers Konversationslexikon , 1885-1892, Volume 14, Romania (History) , 29

Individual evidence

^ Southeast Institute Munich, German Institute for International Studies in Berlin: Southeast Research: International Journal for History, Culture and Regional Studies of Southeast Europe, Oldenbourg, 1952, p. 387 ( limited preview in Google book search, accessed on December 3, 2010)

personal data
SURNAME	Catargiu, Barbu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Romanian politician, prime minister of the country
DATE OF BIRTH	November 7, 1807
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bucharest
DATE OF DEATH	June 20, 1862
Place of death	Bucharest

[1] Southeast Institute Munich, German Institute for International Studies in Berlin: Southeast Research: International Journal for History, Culture and Regional Studies of Southeast Europe, Oldenbourg, 1952, p. 387 ( limited preview in Google book search, accessed on December 3, 2010)