Mihail Vântu

Mihail Vântu
Member of the Parliament of Romania
In office 1918–1920
Personal details
Born	1873 Hagi-Abdul
Died	December 28, 1943(1943-12-28) (aged 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 - December 28, 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 Russinan 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

External links

• Basarabia – Personalitati: Mihail Vantu
• (Romanian) Leonid Cemortan, "Drama intelectualilor basarabeni de stînga", in Revista Sud-Est, Nr. 3/2003.
• Alte aniversãri 2003
• Evidenţa informatizată a vieţii literare româneşti

Persondata
Name	Vantu, Mihail
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1873-00-00
Place of birth	Hagi-Abdul
Date of death	December 28, 1943
Place of death	Ploieşti