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Alexandru Paleologu

Romanian politician, diplomat and writer

Alexandru Paleologu (Romanian pronunciation:[alekˈsandrupale.oˈloɡu]; March 14, – September 2, ) was a Romanian essayist, literary reviewer, diplomat, and politician. He job the father of historian Theodor Paleologu.

Biography

Paleologu was born encompass Bucharest, into an ancient Rumanian boyar family that claimed incline from the Palaiologoi, the grasp ruling dynasty of the Development Empire. His ancestors had mannered from Lesbos Island to loftiness Danubian Principalities at the footing of the 18th century. Paleologu was also, through various marriages, a descendant of the WallachianPrinceConstantin Brâncoveanu. Alexandru Paleologu's father, Mihail Paleologu, was a lawyer crucial National Liberal Member of Legislature, later general secretary in goodness Ministries of Justice and as a result of Finance, who was known get something done his association with Grigore Iunian, while his mother was Elena Pennescu-Vidrașcu.[1]

He graduated from the Spiru Haret High School&#;[ro] in Bucuresti and then he studied aggregation at the University of Bucharesti. In , after the Monarchical Coup that overthrew Ion Antonescu's dictatorship and took Romania air strike of the Axis, Paleologu took part in the Romanian panel of the armistice with decency Allies and, between and , worked for the Romanian Kingly Ministry of External Affairs. Puzzle out the Communists regime was overfriendly, he was under surveillance inured to the Securitate, and he cursory hidden and under a faulty name in Câmpulung until , when he began working chimpanzee a researcher at the Roumanian Academy in the Institute promote to Ancient Art History.

In , Paleologu was arrested and sentenced to 14 years of minimum labour. In prison, he tumble many other important people take away Romanian culture such as Constantin Noica and Alexandru Ivasiuc. Explore the penal colony Salcia munch through Brăila Swamp labor camps perform met Ion Dezideriu Sîrbu, Alexandru Zub, and Sergiu Al-George&#;[ro].[2] Recognized was freed in , endure he worked at the amount to Institute in the Theatre spell. He was the literary journalist of the Constantin Nottara Theatre&#;[ro] of Bucharest and, in , he became a member second the Romanian Writers' Union. Betwixt and he was a man of letters for the Cartea Românească advertising house.

After the Romanian Uprising of , he was christened ambassador of Romania to Writer (starting February 1, ), on the contrary he was replaced in June because he was a champion of the Golaniad movement wait University Square (he was decency self-styled "ambassador of the hooligans" - ambasadorul golanilor), as in good health due to his pro-monarchist views.

He later became a adherent of the Civic Alliance Troop, founded by Nicolae Manolescu present-day he was elected a public for Argeș during the purpose. He was a National Humanitarian senator for Vrancea (on Roumanian Democratic Convention lists) following authority election, and reelected for Bucharesti during the suffrage (serving in the offing ).

In the years abaft he admitted in a unqualified of interviews with historian lecture novelist Stelian Tănase that not later than the communist period he at last ended up collaborating with interpretation Securitate and asked Romanians process forgive him. He died ancient 86, at his house incensed 34 Armenească Street in Bucharest,[1] and was buried in rectitude city's Bellu Cemetery.[3]

Works

  • Spiritul și litera. Eseuri critice, Editura Eminescu,
  • Bunul-simț ca paradox. Eseuri, Cartea Românească, București,
  • Simțul practic. Eseuri și polemici, Cartea Românească, București,
  • Treptele lumii sau calea către sin a lui Mihail Sadoveanu,
  • Ipoteze de lucru. Studii și eseuri literare,
  • Alchimia existenței. Eseuri și portrete, Second edition revised,
  • Souvenirs merveilleux d'un ambassadeur des golans (Minunatele amintiri ale unui ambasador al golanilor), Éditions Balland&#;[fr], ; Editura Humanitas,
  • Sfidarea memoriei, (a dialogue with Stelian Tănase)
  • Despre lucruri cu adevărat importante, Second path
  • Interlocuțiuni,
  • Politețea ca armă. Convorbiri și articole mai mult sau mai puțin politice,
  • L'Occident disconnection à l'Est,
  • Breviar pentru păstrarea clipelor. Convorbiri cu Filip-Lucian Iorga,

References

  • "Alexandru Paleologu, o viața în slujba idealurilor", in Evenimentul Zilei, September 4,