Nicolae Beldiceanu
Illustration — Nicolae Beldiceanu Nicolae Beldiceanu (nikoˈla.e beldiˈt͡ʃe̯anu; 26 October 1844 in Preutești - 2 February 1896 in Iași) was a Romanian poet and novelist. Beldiceanu was the first person to write about the discoveries made at the archaeological site near the town of Cucuteni, Romania. He had helped four other scholars from Iași with its excavation in 1885, the year he published an article entitled Antichitățile de la Cucuteni (Antiquities of Cucuteni).
Nicolae Beldiceanu

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- Born
- 1844 · Preutești.
- Died
- 1896 · Iași.
- Nationality
- Romania
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- poet · novelist
- Languages
- Romanian
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Illustration — Nicolae Beldiceanu Nicolae Beldiceanu (nikoˈla.e beldiˈt͡ʃe̯anu; 26 October 1844 in Preutești - 2 February 1896 in Iași) was a Romanian poet and novelist. Beldiceanu was the first person to write about the discoveries made at the archaeological site near the town of Cucuteni, Romania. He had helped four other scholars from Iași with its excavation in 1885, the year he published an article entitled Antichitățile de la Cucuteni (Antiquities of Cucuteni).
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Nicolae Beldiceanu (1844–1896) was a novelist and poet, of Romanian nationality. The novelist was born in Preutești and died in Iași. Languages used include Romanian.
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Here was made the first discovery of what became known as the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture. His son and namesake, Nicolae, was also a poet and writer.
• Tala. Nuvelă contimporană, Iași, 1882 • Antichitățile de la Cucuteni article in the journal: Schiţă arheologică, 1885 • Elemente de istoria românilor, I-III, Iaşi, 1893-1894 • Poezii, Iași, 1893 • Doine, Iași, 1893 • Poezii, Bucharest, 1914
![Collective portrait of Junimea, a Romanian literary and political club (at the time relocated to Bucharest). Pictured, left to right: (1st row) Nicolae Beldiceanu, Samson Bodnărescu, Teodor Nica, Gheorghe Roiu, Mihail Christodulo [Cerkez], Victor Castan[o], Mihail Gheorghiu; (2nd row) Constantin Meissner, Ion Dospinescu, Alexandru G. Suţu, Ştefan Vârgolici, Vasile Burlă, Anton Naum, Gh. Racov](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Junimea_members_1883.jpg/800px-Junimea_members_1883.jpg)
Collective portrait of Junimea, a Romanian literary and political club (at the time relocated to Bucharest). Pictured, left to right: (1st row) Nicolae Beldiceanu, Samson Bodnărescu, Teodor Nica, Gheorghe Roiu, Mihail Christodulo [Cerkez], Victor Castan[o], Mihail Gheorghiu; (2nd row) Constantin Meissner, Ion Dospinescu, Alexandru G. Suţu, Ştefan Vârgolici, Vasile Burlă, Anton Naum, Gh. Racov
unknown/uncredited · Gheorghe T. Zaharia, Ion Arhip, Aurel Kareţchi, Liviu Rusu, Dumitru Vacariu, Iaşi: A City of Great Destinies, Meridiane, Bucharest, 1986. OCLC 434980144 (legend based on Cultura Poporului, 70/1924)

Prelecţiunile populare ("Popular Lectures") by the Romanian Junimea society, 1879 to 1880, project by Vasile Pogor. Conferences on religious, ideological, cultural subjects. Participants identifiable by means of Z. Ornea, Junimea şi junimismul, Minerva, Bucharest, 1998.
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The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. It is also recorded that nicolae Beldiceanu is recorded with the occupation poet. It is also recorded that nicolae Beldiceanu is recorded with the occupation novelist. It is also recorded that nicolae Beldiceanu is recorded as a citizen of Romania. Recorded with the gender male. It is also recorded that nicolae Beldiceanu was born on 26 October 1844. It is also recorded that nicolae Beldiceanu died on 2 February 1896.
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- 1.Beldiceanu, Nicolae. Antichitățile de la Cucuteni. Schiță arheologică. 1885.
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- Dicționarul literaturii române de la origini până la 1900, Bucharest, 1979
- Dicționarul scriitorilor români, coordonat de Mircea Zaciu, Marian Papahagi, Aurel Sasu, A-C, Bucharest, 1995
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