AUTHOR: Paul PĂLTĂNEA NEW CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE BIOGRAPHY OF COSTAKE NEGRI Danubius, II-III, Galaţi, 1969, pp. 137-148. Abstract The author displays a series of unique pieces of information concerning the biography of Costake Negri. The first deal with his voyages in Western Europe, at the insistence of Chancellor C. Conake to hear from the young…

AUTHOR: Paul PĂLTĂNEA ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA AND GALAŢI CITY Danubius, II-III, Galaţi, 1969, pp. 121-136. Abstract The author brings some information concerning the relationship between Ioan Cuza and Alexandru Ioan Cuza on the one hand, and Galaţi City, on the other hand. It is possible that Alexandru Ioan Cuza came to Galaţi at the beginning…

AUTHOR: Paul PĂLTĂNEA “THE HISTORY OF GALAŢI MISFORTUNES” RHYMED STORY AND THE RUSSIAN-TURK WAR BETWEEN 1768 AND 1774 Danubius, I, Galaţi, 1967, pp. 213-222. Abstract The author means to research the documentary value of the rhymed story “The History of Galaţi Misfortunes, November 29, 1769” which has been left out by the studies dedicated to…

AUTHOR: Paul PĂLTĂNEA ABUREL – AN ARMENIAN FAMILY ESTABLISHED IN GALAŢI IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY Danubius, XXXI, Galati, 2013, pp. 59-70. Abstract This inedited study, written by the regretted historian Paul Păltănea from Galați, deals with a family of Armenian origin which played an important role in the town of Galați…

AUTHOR: Paul PĂLTĂNEA SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE „YOKE” FOR HUMANS Danubius, XXXIV, Galaţi, 2016, pp. 511-516. Abstract The article deals with a little known torture instrument, whose usage is recorded even during the late Modern Age. The instrument is a „yoke”, on whicj the peasants found guilty of various delicts, either social or religious, and…