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Vincențiu Babeș | |
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| Born | (1821-01-21)21 January 1821 |
| Died | 22 January 1907(1907-01-22) (aged 86) |
| Resting place | Hodoni, Timiș County, Romania |
| Other names | Hungarian:Babes Vince |
| Alma mater | Royal University of Pest |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, teacher, journalist and politician |
| Known for | Founding member of theRomanian Academy |
| Political party | Romanian National Party |
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| Children | 9, includingVictor Babeș |
Vincențiu Babeș (also known inHungarian:Babes Vince, 21 January 1821 – 22 January 1907) was an ethnicRomanian lawyer, teacher, journalist and politician fromHungary, and one of the founding members of theRomanian Academy.
He was born in 1821 in Hodony village,Temes County,Austria-Hungary (present dayHodoni,Timiș County,Romania), in theBanat. His father, Gheorghe Crâșmarul, died when he was young; he was then adopted by his grandfather, Mitra Babeș. After finishing primary school, Vincențiu Babeș attended German-language high schools, first inTemesvár, then inSzeged, where he took the baccalaureate in 1841. After that he attended theology courses inKarlóca and the Seminary inArad. As he approached becoming a priest, Babeș changed his mind and enrolled at the Faculty of Law ofRoyal University of Pest inBudapest, from which he graduated with a law degree in 1848. Babeș then returned to Arad, where he worked first as a teacher and then as an inspector of the Romanian schools.
He was then sent toVienna, together with other trusted men, as an advocate for the defense of the interests of the diocese of Arad and of the Romanian people fromMaros-Torda County andCrișana. After settling in Vienna, he worked at theSupreme Court of Justice. In 1851 he married Sophia Goldschneider, with whom he had 9 children, the best known of which wasVictor Babeș. In 1862 he moved toBudapest, where he practiced law, became involved in politics, and died in 1907. In 1937 his remains were brought back to his native village; his resting place is near the church in Hodoni.[1]
Streets are named after him in Arad,Bucharest,Moșnița Veche, andTimișoara. A gymnasium and a high school in Timișoara also bear his name.
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