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Alexandru Djuvara

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Alexandru Djuvara
Alexandru Djuvara (1910)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
In office
1 November 1909 – 28 December 1910
MonarchCarol I of Romania
Preceded byIon I. C. Brătianu
Succeeded byTitu Maiorescu
Personal details
Born(1858-12-20)20 December 1858
Bucharest, Wallachia
Died1 February 1913(1913-02-01) (aged 54)
Bucharest, Romania

Alexandru Djuvara (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru dʒjuˈvara]; 20 December 1858 – 1 February 1913) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician.

Early years

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Djuvara was born in Bucharest on 20 December 1858. He was the uncle of prominent Romanian historian Neagu Djuvara,[1] whose father was descended from an aristocratic Aromanian family.[2]

After graduation from Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, he went on to study Law in the School of History and Political Science. Having completed his law studies, Djuvara studied engineering at Paris Polytechnical School.[1]

Political career

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Djuvara served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 1 November 1909 until 28 December 1910 under the reign of Romanian King Carol I.[3] He also served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce.[1]

He died on 1 February 1913 in Bucharest.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "La 1909, in Bucuresti" [1909 in Bucharest]. Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  2. ^ (in Romanian) Bogdan Nicolai, "Regret că numele Djuvara va dispărea odată cu mine" ("I Regret that the Name of Djuvara Will Be Extinguished with Me") Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, interview with Neagu Djuvara, in Evenimentul Zilei, January 22, 2006 (hosted by www.presa-zilei.ro), retrieved June 13, 2007
  3. ^ "King Charles I and Decision Making Process in the Romanian Foreign Policy before the First World War" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-21.
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