Gheorghe Costa-Foru
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| Gheorghe Costa-Foru | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office March 11, 1871 – April 27, 1873 |
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| Monarch | Carol I of Romania |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Callimachi-Catargiu |
| Succeeded by | Vasile Boerescu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1816 Bucharest |
| Died | November 28, 1876 (aged 60) Bucharest |
| Children | Constantin Costa-Foru |
Gheorghe Costa-Foru (October 26, 1820 – November 28, 1876) was a lawyer, university professor and Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Life and career [edit]
A graduate of Law School at Sorbonne University, Costa-Foru became the author of contemporary education system in Romania. He was one of the initiators of a large university palace complex construction at Bucharest University which was started in 1857. In 1864, he was appointed the rector of the university by the decree of Alexandru Ioan Cuza. From March 11, 1871 to April 27, 1873, Costa-Foru served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and in 1873, he was the Romanian envoy to Vienna.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ Kellogg, Frederick (1984). The road to Romanian independence. United States. p. 94. ISBN 1-55753-065-3. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
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