Mihail Vântu

Mihail Vântu
Member of the Parliament of Romania
In office
1918–1920
Personal details
Born 1873
Hagi-Abdul
Died 28 December 1943(1943-12-28) (aged 69–70)
Ploieşti
Resting place Ploieşti
Nationality Romania,
Russian Empire
Political party National Moldavian Party
Alma mater University of Bucharest
Religion Eastern Orthodoxy

Mihail Vântu (1873, Hagi-Abdul - 28 December 1943, Ploieşti) was a politician and journalist from Romania. He served as member of the Parliament of Romania and worked for Cuvânt moldovenesc.[1][2]

Biography

Mihail Vântu was born in 1873 in Hagi-Abdul and studied in Reni and Bairamcea (near Cetatea Albă). Then became a teacher in Ciocîlteni, Orhei. He advocated the use of the Romanian language in schools.[3] As a member of the Cadet Movement, Mihail Vântu participated at the meetings in Kiev and St Petersburg. In 1906, in the context of the revolution, he was a founder of Basarabia, a newspaper closed by the Russian authorities in 1907. In 1917-1918, he worked for Cuvânt moldovenesc, the newspaper of the National Moldavian Party.[4]

Mihail Vântu served as senator in the Parliament of Romania. After the political career, he graduated from the University of Bucharest and became an engineer in Ploieşti, where became the director-general of the «Societatea petroliera "Orion"».[5]

References

  1. ↑ Basarabia – Personalitati: Mihail Vantu
  2. ↑ Leonid Cemortan, Drama intelectualilor basarabeni de stinga
  3. ↑ Tatiana Chicaroş, EVOLUŢIA ÎNVĂŢĂMÂNTULUI LICEAL DIN BASARABIASUB DOMINAŢIA ŢARISTĂ (1833-1917)
  4. ↑ Basarabia – Personalitati: Mihail Vantu
  5. ↑ Drama intelectualilor basarabeni de stinga
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