Gheorghe Costaforu | |
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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office March 11, 1871 – April 27, 1873 |
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Monarch | Carol I of Romania |
Preceded by | Nicolae Callimachi-Catargiu |
Succeeded by | Vasile Boerescu |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bucharest |
October 26, 1816
Died | November 28, 1876 Bucharest |
(aged 60)
Children | Constantin Costa-Foru |
Gheorghe Costaforu (October 26, 1820 – November 28, 1876) was a lawyer, university professor and Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
A graduate of Law School at Sorbonne University, Costaforu became the author of contemporary education system in Romania. He was one of the initiators of a large university palace complex construction at Bucharest University which was started in 1857. In 1864, he was appointed the university's first rector by decree of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, serving until 1871. From March 11, 1871 to April 27, 1873, Costa-Foru served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and in 1873, he was the Romanian envoy to Vienna.