Leonte Moldovan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonte Moldovan

Date of Birth: 18-Feb-1865

Place of Birth: Șinca Veche, Brașov County, Romania

Date of Death: 18-Sep-1943

Profession: teacher, lawyer, politician

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Leonte Moldovan (February 18, 1865–September 18, 1943) was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian lawyer, journalist and politician. Moldovan was born in ?inca Veche, a village near Fagara? in Transylvania.
He moved with his family to the Romanian Old Kingdom in 1866, receiving citizenship in 1895.
He returned to his native region for gymnasium, attending school at Bra?ov from 1876 to 1885.
Moldovan then went to the University of Bucharest, where he studied literature and law.
He taught history in Braila from 1887 to 1903 and, from 1903, practiced as a lawyer.A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), Moldovan was elected senator in 1912 and became a deputy in 1914.
After World War I, he headed the Braila PNL chapter, and was the city's elected mayor from 1922 to 1926.
In 1933, he became a senator by right, and served as Senate President from February 1934 to November 1935.
He encouraged journalism, and in Braila was director, owner and editor of Lupta na?ionala, Orientarea and Voin?a magazines.
He died in Fagara?.