AUTHOR: Neculai IURAŞCU THE DIPLOMAT DUMITRU IURAŞCU – A SON OF GALAŢI Danubius, XXVIII, Galaţi, 2010, pp. 87-98. Abstract The article presents several reference points from Dumitru Iuraşcu’s life and activity. Dumitru Iuraşcu descended from a noble Moldavian family, his family name being signaled from as early as the end of the XIV-th century and…

AUTHOR: Virgil Nistru ŢIGĂNUŞ AN EULOGY FOR AN AWAKE SPIRIT. THE HISTORIAN MIHAI COJOCARU (1929-2011) Danubius, XXIX, Galaţi, 2011, pp. 365-368. Abstract The history teacher Mihai Cojocaru, born in the region of Hotin, represented a living witness of the Romanian realities from both banks of the Prut River. In his books (The Human Sacrifice, God’s…

AUTHOR: Marius MITROF Danubius, XXIX, Galaţi, 2011, pp. 325-348. Abstract Descending from an old family of archons from Chios Isle, Greece, Chrissoveloni family, through its representative, Zannis, arrived in Galaţi and settled here in 1848, laying down the bases of a cereal meter in the harbour. It was the starting point for the expansion of…