- Nicolae Creţulescu
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(Nicolae Kretzulescu)
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order =Prime Minister of Romania
term_start =June 24 ,1862 —October 11 ,1863 June 14 ,1865
term_end =February 11 ,1866
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predecessor =Barbu Catargiu Mihail Kogălniceanu
successor =Mihail Kogălniceanu Lascăr Catargiu
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footnotes =|Nicolae Creţulescu or Kretzulescu (1812-1900) was a
Wallachia n-bornRomania n politician and physician. He served three terms asPrime Minister of Romania : from 1862 to 1863, again from 1865 to 1866, and finally in 1867. He was elected to theRomanian Academy .Born in
Bucharest , he studied medicine inParis , havingGustave Flaubert as a colleague. As a physician, his notable work was the translation ofJean Cruveilhier 's manual ofanatomy .A member of the Liberal faction, Creţulescu first became prime minister after the
assassination ofBarbu Catargiu , under "Domnitor "Alexander John Cuza . He avoided debating the issue ofland reform , at that time the most contentious subject in Romanian politics; instead, Creţulescu focused on unifying thepublic health system, creating the Directorate General of the Public Archive, and establishing a Council for Public Instruction. Additionally, he laid the groundwork for further laws secularizing (nationalizing) the property of monasteries.
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