Bonifaciu Florescu
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Bonifaciu Florescu was a Romanian polygraph, the illegitimate son of writer-revolutionary Nicolae Bălcescu. Born secretly outside his parents' native Wallachia, at Pest, he was taken by his aristocrat
Florescu, ca. 1890
Luxița Florescu, Bonifaciu Florescu's mother (author unknown)
Nicolae Bălcescu, Bonifaciu's father
Cartoon in Ghimpele, the liberal magazine, depicting Titu Maiorescu and the "new direction" at Junimea (November 1875). The barrel ridden by Maiorescu is marked Instrucțiunea publică ("Public Instruction"), in reference to his job as Education Minister
Anastasie Fătu
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Anastasie Fătu was a Moldavian and Romanian physician, naturalist, philanthropist and political figure, a titular member of the Romanian Academy and founder of Iași's Botanical Garden. Of lowly origin
Photograph of Fătu, ca. 1860
Fătu in old age