Dimitrie Sturdza

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Today, to demonstrate you I'm totally against politicians, I will give you as an example of one of them.

Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza - his name completely Dimitrie Alexandru Sturdza-Miclausanu - (born March 10, 1833, Miclauseni, Iasi County - died October 8, 1914, Bucharest) was a scholar, Roman politician and four times Prime Minister of Romania between 1895 to 1909. He was also President of the Romanian Academy between 1882 to 1884.

Educated at the Mihaileana Academy, he continued his studies in Germany, where he took part in the political movements of the time. Later, he became private secretary of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. After that, he returned against Cuza, becoming a member in the Liberal government of Ion Bratianu.

In 1899 he was elected party leader to succeed Ion Bratianu. In this capacity he was elected four times prime minister. Although a man of great capacity for work, was the representative of the most narrow nationalism and despised everything "foreign", making it very hard to delay the development of industrial policy and his country.

He was appointed permanent secretary of the Romanian Academy, becoming a recognized authority in Romanian numismatics. As secretary of the academy, assisted publishing collections of historical documents made ​​by Constantin Hurmuzachi (30 volumes, Bucharest, 1876 - 1897), and other papers and documents except for minor political pamphlets.

He was the son of Michael Sturdza, was appointed hetman of earthly militia and married Catrina Sturdza, a relative branch farthest from Barlad sturdzestilor. They had three children: Michael, Gregory and Mary.

His son, Michael D. Sturdza Mavrocordat married Olga, with whom he had two sons: Dimitrie Sturdza and George M. Sturdza father Prince Dimitrie Sturdza.

God bless you all!