Titu Maiorescu
Titu Liviu Maiorescu (born February 15, 1840 in Craiova , † July 1, 1917 in Bucharest ) was a Romanian lawyer, literary critic, writer, philosopher and politician, as such he was Romanian Prime Minister from 1912 to 1914.
Maiorescu received part of his education at the Academic Gymnasium in Vienna . He studied in Vienna, Berlin, Gießen, Paris and became professor of philosophy in Iași in 1872 and in Bucharest in 1884. Maiorescu was a co-founder of the “ Junimea ” cultural area and the “ Convorbiri literare ” magazine .
Maiorescu had a considerable influence on Romania's intellectual life towards the end of the 19th century . He promoted Romanian literature and is considered the founder of Romanian literary criticism . He also reformed the Romanian orthography.
As a multiple minister, Maiorescu took on primarily the education system. As Prime Minister he led his country into the Second Balkan War . This ended for Romania with an area gain of over 7500 km² at the expense of Bulgaria.
The Romanian Cultural Institute in Berlin and the University of Titu Maiorescu in Bucharest were named after Maiorescu .
Works
- O cercetare critică asupra poeziei române (1867)
- În contra direcției de astăzi în cultura română (1868)
- Direcția nouă în poezia și proza română (1872)
- Comediile domnului Caragiale (1885)
- Eminescu și poeziile sale (1889)
- Povestirile lui Sadoveanu (1906)
- Poeziile lui Octavian Goga (1906)
- Retori, oratori, limbuți
- Beția de cuvinte
Web links
- Literature by and about Titu Maiorescu in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maiorescu, Titu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maiorescu, Titu Liviu |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian lawyer, literary critic, writer, philosopher and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 15, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Craiova |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 1917 |
| Place of death | Bucharest |