About Alecu Văcărescu
Lived 1767 – 1799 (aged 31–32). Alecu Văcărescu was a Romanian poet and writer.
Alecu Văcărescu (1769–1798) was a Romanian Wallachian boyar and poet. Son of Ienăchiță Văcărescu, he was a member of the Văcărescu family that gave Romanian literature its first poets. In 1796 a collection of his poems appeared in Romania.
He died as a prisoner in Istanbul in 1798. His son, Iancu Văcărescu, was also a poet.
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Who was Alecu Văcărescu?
Romanian poet
When was Alecu Văcărescu born?
Alecu Văcărescu was born in 1767 in Tulcea.
When did Alecu Văcărescu die?
Alecu Văcărescu died on 19 November 1799 in Tulcea.
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Alecu Văcărescu was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Alecu Văcărescu?
Alecu Văcărescu was Romanian.
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