Iacob Negruzzi

Iacob C. Negruzzi (1842–1932)

Iacob C. Negruzzi(December 31, 1842 – January 6, 1932) was aMoldavian,laterRomanianpoet and prose writer.

Born inIași,he was the son ofConstantin Negruzziand his wife Maria (néeGane). Living in Berlin between 1853 and 1863, he attended high school, followed by theUniversity of Berlin,from which he obtained a doctorate in 1863. He was a professor at theUniversity of Iașifrom 1864 to 1884, and at theUniversity of Bucharestfrom 1885 until his retirement in 1897. He was elected to theAssembly of Deputiesin 1870, and later joined theRomanian Senate.He was elected a titularmember of the Romanian Academyin 1881,was later its general secretary,and served three terms as Academy president: 1893–1894, 1910-1913 and 1923–1926.Negruzzi was among the founders ofJunimea,and became its secretary in 1868. He played a very significant role as editor ofConvorbiri Literare,ensuring the magazine's regular appearance by investing an immense amount of energy and making significant sacrifices, including material ones. He continued as editor for ten years after moving toBucharestin 1885. He wrote reviews and notes inConvorbiri;published selections fromCopii de pe natură(which appeared in book form in 1874), as well as the novelMihai Vereanu(which appeared in 1873); and initiated a column called "Corespondență", probably the country's first trueletter to the editorsection.Negruzzi was a member of theMacedo-Romanian Cultural Society.

His press debut came in 1866, with a one-act play that appeared inFoaia Soțietății pentru Literatura și Cultura Română în Bucovina;his first book was the 1872Poezii.Although written starting in 1889,Amintirile din "Junimea"was only published in 1921. He translated several plays byFriedrich Schiller(The Robbers,FiescoandIntrigue and Loveappeared in book form in 1871;The Maid of OrleansinConvorbiri Literarein 1883;Don CarlosandMary Stuartin the last of his six-volume complete works that came out between 1893 and 1897). Other translations included Romantic poetry, both French (Victor Hugo) and German (Schiller andHeinrich Heine), published inPoezii.His wife was Maria Rosetti.

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• Works by Iacob NegruzziatLibriVox(public domain audiobooks)