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Bogdan HashdeuMoldovan and Romanian writer
Date of Birth: 16.02.1836
Country:  Moldova |
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Biography of Bogdan Hasdeu
Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu was a Moldovan and Romanian writer, poet, philologist, publicist, and historian. He was born in 1836 in the family of the Russian writer, folklorist, and historian Alexandru Faddeevich Hîjdeu in the Bessarabian village of Cristinești (now Kersteni, Hîncești district, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine).
Early Life and Education
Hasdeu's birth name was Faddei, after his Polish grandfather, Faddey Ivanovich Hîjdeu. His mother, Elizaveta Theofilovna (née Daushka), came from a Lithuanian noble family. Hasdeu attended Russian gymnasiums in Vinnytsia, Rivne, and from 1851 in Chișinău. He later became a non-degree student at Kharkiv University and served in the Russian army.
Writing Career
In 1857, Hasdeu moved to Iași and in 1858, he was appointed as a judge in the Căușeni Tribunal. He soon returned to Iași, where he published his first works on historical topics. In 1863, he relocated to Bucharest, where he wrote his main historical, philological, and literary works. From 1874, he became a professor at the University of Bucharest, teaching a course on comparative philology. From 1876, he served as the director of the State Archives. Hasdeu edited and was the chief editor of more than 10 scientific, literary, and socio-political newspapers and journals, including the journal "Columna lui Traian" (Trajan's Column; 1870-77, 1882-83).
Literary Works
Hasdeu wrote the historical drama "Răzvan and Vidra" (1867) and the novels "Ursita" (1864), as well as artistic monographs on the ruler Ioan Vodă cel Cumplit (1865), satirical novella "Micușa" (1863), and civil lyrics ("Poetry," 1873). In the 1870s, he published a series of major works on historiography, comparative philology, linguistics, folklore, and lexicography.
Recognition
On September 13, 1877, Hasdeu was elected as a member of the Romanian Academy. He was also a member of academic societies in Russia, Bulgaria, Serbia, the United States, Turkey, and France. Hasdeu's daughter, Julia Hasdeu, became a poetess.
