About Ioan Barac
Lived 1776 – 1848 (aged 71–72). Ioan Barac was an Austrian writer, translator and poet.
Ioan Barac (1776–July 18, 1848) was an Imperial Austrian ethnic Romanian translator and poet.
Born in Alămor, Sibiu County, his father Ioan was a priest. Barac attended the Reformed in Aiud, followed by law studies in Cluj. In 1801, he taught at the Romanian Orthodox school in Avrig. The following year, he became a teacher at the First Romanian School in Șcheii Brașovului, itself attached to St. Nicholas Church. He was a magistrate at the same time, and in 1805 took on the role of Romanian-language interpreter for the Brașov city hall, which he held for the rest of his life.
Barac's 17th-century house, located at 3 Piața Unirii in Brașov, is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.
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Who was Ioan Barac?
Romanian writer
When was Ioan Barac born?
Ioan Barac was born in 1776 in Alămor.
When did Ioan Barac die?
Ioan Barac died on 18 July 1848 in Brașov.
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Ioan Barac was a writer, translator and poet.
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Ioan Barac was Austrian.
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