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Dinicu Golescu


Born
in Ştefăneşti, Romania
February 05, 1777

Died
October 05, 1830

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Dinicu Golescu (usual rendition of Constantin Radovici Golescu, a member of the Golescu family of boyars, was a Wallachian Romanian man of letters, mostly noted for his travel writings and journalism.

Born in Ștefănești, Argeş County, Dinicu was the son of Radu Golescu. Together with his older brother George (or Iordache), he studied at the Phanariote-founded Greek Academy in Bucharest.

In 1826, he published an account of his travels through Europe, Însemnarea călătoriei mele ("Account of My Travel"), which is the first travelogue of a Romanian in Western Europe. He uses his travelogue to study the administration and production systems in various countries, which he describes and recommends through comparisons with the situation at home. The
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Însemnare a călătoriei mele

3.18 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1826 — 13 editions
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