Ion Ghica
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Ion Ghica | |
|---|---|
Prince of Samos | |
| In office 1854–1859 | |
| Preceded by | Alexandros Kallimachis |
| Succeeded by | Miltiadis Aristarchis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 12, 1816 Ghergani, Dâmbovița County, Kingdom of Romania |
| Political party | National Liberal Party |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Ion Ghica (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈon ˈɡika] ⓘ; 12 August 1816 – 7 May 1897) was a Romanian statesman, mathematician, diplomat and politician, who was Prime Minister of Romania five times.[1] He was a full member of the Romanian Academy and its president many times (1876–1882, 1884–1887, 1890–1893 and 1894–1895). He was the older brother and associate of Pantazi Ghica, a prolific writer and politician.
Early life and Revolution
He was born in
After finishing his studies in Paris, he left for
He joined the
Prince of Samos
While in Istanbul, he was appointed Bey (governor) of
Political career in Romania
In 1859, after the
In 1866, Ghica became the first chairman of the newly established
Furthermore, Ghica was a member of the Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society.[5]
Works
Beside his political distinction, Ion Ghica earned a literary reputation by writing his Letters, addressed to Vasile Alecsandri, his lifelong friend. Conceived and written during his residency in London, the letters depict the ancestral stage of Romanian society, as it appeared to be fading away.[2]
He was also the author of Amintiri din pribegie ("Recollections from Exile"), in 1848, and of Convorbiri Economice ("Conversations on Economics"), dealing with major economic issues. He was the first to advocate the favoring of local initiatives over foreign investments in industry and commerce – to a certain extent, this took the form of protectionism[2] (a characteristic of the Liberal Party throughout the coming period, and until World War II).
Footnotes
- ^ Three times after 1862 and twice between 1859 and 1862, when the United Principalities of Moldova and Wallachia had two parallel governments albeit being one single vassal state.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Gaster 1911.
- ISBN 973-96726-2-0
- ^ Ruxandra Bratu (17 February 2021). "#Anul 1866 în istoria României: Începe să funcţioneze Banca României, devenită ulterior Bank of Roumania Ltd". Agrepres.
- ^ Cândroveanu, Hristu (1985). Iorgoveanu, Kira (ed.). Un veac de poezie aromână (in Romanian). Cartea Românească. p. 12.
References
- Gaster, Moses (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 11 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 922.
- Mamina, Ion; Bulei, Ion (1994), Guverne și guvernanți (1866–1916) (in Romanian), București: Silex Publishing
- Neagoe, Stelian (1995), Istoria guvernelor României de la începuturi – 1859 până în zilele noastre – 1995 (in Romanian), București: Machiavelli Publishing
