Alexandru Djuvara

Alexandru Djuvara (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandru dʒjuˈvara]; 20 December 1858 – 1 February 1913) was a Romanian writer, journalist and politician.

Alexandru Djuvara
Alexandru Djuvara (1910)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania
In office 1 November 1909 – 28 December 1910
Monarch	Carol I of Romania
Preceded by	Ion I. C. Brătianu
Succeeded by	Titu Maiorescu
Personal details
Born	(1858-12-20)20 December 1858 Bucharest, Wallachia
Died	1 February 1913(1913-02-01) (aged 54) Bucharest, Romania

Early years

Djuvara was born in Bucharest on 20 December 1858. He was the uncle of prominent Romanian historian Neagu Djuvara,^[1] whose father was descended from an aristocratic Aromanian family.^[2]

After graduation from Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, he went on to study Law in the School of History and Political Science. Having completed his law studies, Djuvara studied engineering at Paris Polytechnical School.^[1]

Political career

Djuvara served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 1 November 1909 until 28 December 1910 under the reign of Romanian King Carol I.^[3] He also served as the Minister of Industry and Commerce.^[1]

He died on 1 February 1913 in Bucharest.

See also

• Foreign relations of Romania