Costache Conachi | |
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| Born | Alexandru Conachi[1] September 14, 1778Julian September 25, 1778 Țigănești, Tecuci County, Moldavia actually Galați County |
| Died | February 4, 1849Julian February 16, 1849 (aged 70) Țigănești, Tecuci County, Moldavia, actually Galați County |
| Other names | Conaki, Konaki |
| Occupation | Writer, poet, boyar, politician |
| Known for | precursor of modern Romanian poetry[2] |
| Title | Logothete |
| Spouse(s) |
Smaranda (Zulnia) Donici Negre
(m. 1828; died 1831) |
| Children | Ecaterina Cocuța Conachi (b. Aug. 17, 1828) |
| Parent(s) | |
| Family | Conachi family |
| Awards | Order of St. Vladimir 3rd class (Russian Empire)[2] |
Costache Conachi (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈtake koˈnaki]; b. September 14/25, 1778, Țigănești, Tecuci County, Moldavia – d. February 4/16, 1849, Țigănești, Tecuci County, Moldavia, actually Galați County, Romania) was a Romanian boyar, politician, poet and writer noted for emphasizing reason and improving the craft of Romanian writing.[4]
- ^ "Schiţe din viaţa Logofetului Konaki" [Short events from the life of the Konaki Logothete]. Convorbiri literare, year 20, no. 9, Dec. 1, 1886 (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-01 – via National Library of Romania.
- ^ a b "Conachi, Costache, poet, dramaturg (1778-1849)" [Conachi, Costache, poet, playwright (1778-1849)]. bvau.ro (in Romanian). Galați: Biblioteca Județeană „V.A. Urechia”. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ a b "Testamentul şi pomelnicul marelui logofăt C. Conachi" [The Testament and Diptych of the Great Logothete C. Conachi]. Convorbiri literare year 42, no. 12, Dec. 1908 (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-07-01 – via National Library of Romania.
- ^ Keith Hitchins (1996). The Romanians, 1774-1866. Oxford University Press. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-19-820591-3.