Leon C. Negruzzi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leon C. Negruzzi

Moldavian-born Romanian politician and writer

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1840

Place of Birth: Iași, Iași County, Romania

Date of Death: 16-Jul-1890

Profession: judge, politician, translator, poet lawyer

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Leon C.
Negruzzi (June 5, 1840 – July 15/16, 1890) was a Moldavian, later Romanian politician and writer. Born in Ia?i, he was the first child of Constantin Negruzzi.
He began his education at Academia Mihaileana, but completed high school in Berlin, where he was sent with his brother Iacob in 1853.
He wanted to study medicine at Berlin University, but was too revolted by the anatomical dissections, and switched to philosophy and law.
He attended lectures at Berlin and Vienna, but did not graduate.
He returned home in 1864, where he was named a judge at the Ia?i 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 Prefect of Ia?i County under the Lascar Catargiu government (1871-1876), resuming this office in March 1888.
He also served as mayor of Ia?i, as deputy and as senator.
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 Junimea and Convorbiri Literare, which his brother edited.
He wrote six novellas: Vântul soartei (1867), Evreica (1868-1869), O razbunare (1874), ?iganca (1877), Serghie Pavlovici (1881) and Osândi?ii (1881-1882).
All appeared in his brother's magazine, and were judged by Titu Maiorescu as "distinguished neither by the originality of their concept nor through their style".
He had five daughters and two sons.