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 16, 1849 (aged 70) Țigănești, Tecuci County, Moldavia, actually Galați County | February 4, 1849Julian
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]