Personalities that lived, studied, worked and created in Iasi
Vasile POGOR (1833 - 1906)
Vasile V. Pogor (francized Basile Pogor ) was a Romanian poet, philosopher, translator and politician, one of the founders of Junimea Literary Society.
He left few written works, and many unfulfilled projects, but influenced Romanian literature as a cultural promoter, sponsor, and the first local expert on Charles Baudelaire. He was known to his Junimea colleagues as a one-man "contemporary library".
He wa two times the mayor of Iasi City (1880-1881 and 1888-1890).
Pogor took care of various projects, ensuring that the city was compensated by the central government for having lost its status of state capital (moved to Bucharest). He moved the City Hall into the Roznovanu Palace, ordering works to begin on the Iaşi National Theatre, public bathing facilities, ten primary schools, and a new Abattoir.
Casa Pogor, his main residence, is closely associated with Junimist history. Although sold by its debt-stricken owner in 1901, it was revived in the 1970s as a literary history museum, theater venue and concert hall.
He left few written works, and many unfulfilled projects, but influenced Romanian literature as a cultural promoter, sponsor, and the first local expert on Charles Baudelaire. He was known to his Junimea colleagues as a one-man "contemporary library".
He wa two times the mayor of Iasi City (1880-1881 and 1888-1890).
Pogor took care of various projects, ensuring that the city was compensated by the central government for having lost its status of state capital (moved to Bucharest). He moved the City Hall into the Roznovanu Palace, ordering works to begin on the Iaşi National Theatre, public bathing facilities, ten primary schools, and a new Abattoir.
Casa Pogor, his main residence, is closely associated with Junimist history. Although sold by its debt-stricken owner in 1901, it was revived in the 1970s as a literary history museum, theater venue and concert hall.
DOSOFTEI
This is the monastic name of Dimitrie Barila (1624-1693).Dosoftei was Metropolitan Bishop of Moldavia and is the first important Romanian language poet and the first translator to Romanian of literature and historical treaties.
Dimitrie CANTEMIR
Romanian classical scholar (1673-1723). He was for a short time the Ruler of Moldavia. He tried to regain the independence from the Ottoman Empire and enter into an alliance with Petru I, the Tzar of Russia. He was member of the Academy from Berlin. Dimitrie Cantemir is well known for his historical, philosophical and geographical writings. He also studied logic, physics and music. D.C. is buried in the " Sts. Trei Ierarhi " Church in IASI
Alexandru Ioan CUZA
The first Ruler of Romanian Principalities (1820-1873).During his reign, some of the fundamental institutions of a modern state were created, and an important land reform took place. The United Principalities of Moldavia and Walachia became Romania in 1862.
As a result of a plot (" monstrous coalition "), Cuza had to resign the crown and was banished in Vienna and Florence. He died in Heidelberg (Germany). Al.I.Cuza is buried in " Sts. Trei Ierarhi " Church.
Ion CREANGA
Romanian writer (1837-1889). For a while he was deacon and schoolteacher.He wrote tales and short stories inspired from the villagers' life. His most important writing is the well -known "Amintiri din copilarie (Childhood Memories)".