Andrei Mureșanu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrei Mureșanu

Romanian writer

Date of Birth: 16-Nov-1816

Place of Birth: Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania

Date of Death: 12-Oct-1863

Profession: writer, poet, politician

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Andrei Mure?anu (Romanian pronunciation: [an'drej mure'?anu]; November 16, 1816 in Bistri?a – October 12, 1863 in Bra?ov) was a Romanian poet and revolutionary of Transylvania (then in the Habsburg Monarchy). Born in a family of a small business owner in the countryside, he studied philosophy and theology in Blaj.
In 1838 he started working as a professor in Bra?ov.
He published his first poetry in the magazine Foaie pentru minte, inima ?i literatura (Paper for mind, heart and literature).
He was one of the leading figures of the 1848 revolution in Transylvania, taking part in the Bra?ov delegation at the Blaj Assembly in May 1848.
His poem De?teapta-te, române!, composition based on a popular tune of an old religious anthem, became the hymn of the revolutionaries.
Nicolae Balcescu named it "La Marseillaise of Romanians" for its ability to mobilize the people to fight.
The poem later became the national anthem of Romania in 1990. After the revolution, Mure?anu worked as a translator in Sibiu, had some patriotical works published in the Telegraful Român magazine.
In 1862 his poetry was gathered in a single volume.
Due to poor health conditions, he died in 1863 at Brasov.



Alternative names	Misu Popp; Michael Popp; Mihail Popp
Description	Romanian painter
Date of birth/death	19 March 1827	6 March 1892
Location of birth/death	Bra?ov	Bra?ov
Work location	Austria
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