George Bariț
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George Bariț

Ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian historian, politician, businessman and journalist

George Bariț (often rendered as George Barițiu, Hungarian: Báricz György; 4 June 1812 – 2 May 1893) was an ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania.2

From Wikipedia’s article on George Bariț (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 4, 1812, died May 2, 1893.1

Companies

Career

Occupation: politician, linguist, historian, philologist, journalist.8

  • 1888 to 1893Chair, Asociația Transilvană pentru Literatura Română și Cultura Poporului Român7
  • 1863 to 1865Member of Abgeordnetenhaus6
  • Date not recordedFounded Gazeta de Transilvania3
  • Date not recordedFounded Foaie pentru minte, inimă și literatură4
  • Date not recordedFounded Romanian Academy5

Personal life

  • BornJun 4, 1812, Jucu de Sus9
  • DiedMay 2, 1893, Sibiu10
  • CitizenshipAustrian Empire, Austria–Hungary11