Alexandru Bădărău

Alexandru Bădărău
Alexandru Bădărău
	Caricature of Bădărău by Nicolae Petrescu-Găină
Mayor of Iași
	In office; 22 April 1899 – 19 February 1901
Preceded by	Nicolae Gane
Succeeded by	Constantin B. Pennescu [ro]
Minister of Justice
	In office; 22 December 1904 – 15 June 1906
Prime Minister	Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
Preceded by	Alexandru Gianni
Succeeded by	Dimitrie Greceanu [ro]
Minister of Public Works
	In office; 14 October 1912 – 31 December 1913
Prime Minister	Titu Maiorescu
Preceded by	Ermil Pangrati
Succeeded by	Constantin Angelescu
Personal details
Born	Alexandru A. Bădărău; April 9, 1859; Bădărăi, Iași County, United Principalities
Died	March 27, 1927 (aged 67); Iași, Kingdom of Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Political party	Conservative Party; Conservative-Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Paris; Free University of Brussels
Occupation	Politician, academic, journalist

Alexandru A. Bădărău (April 9, 1859–March 27, 1927) was a Romanian politician, academic, and journalist.

History

Born in Bădărăi, Iași County (now in Botoșani County), his father was the local mayor. He studied at the National College in Iași, graduating first in his class in 1877. He then entered the University of Iași, but was expelled in 1881 for participating in the socialist movement. Bădărău continued his education at the University of Paris, where he obtained a law degree, also earning a diploma from the École Libre des Sciences Politiques. He then took a doctorate in literature and philosophy from the Free University of Brussels. While there, he took part in a socialist circle that published Dacia viitoare magazine in 1883.^[1]

After returning home in 1885, he became a French teacher at two schools in Iași as well as a psychology professor within the local university's literature faculty. Together with George Panu, he founded the Radical Democratic Party in 1888; this merged with the Conservative Party (PC) in 1897. He was elected to the Assembly of Deputies as a PC candidate. In 1908, he left the Conservative Party, following Take Ionescu into the Conservative-Democratic Party.^[1]

Bădărău was mayor of Iași from 1899 to 1901, undertaking a vigorous civic activity. One of his priorities was to create a public water-supply system to bring water from the Prut River to the city; he argued at length with his predecessor, Nicolae Gane, who favored bringing water from Timișești. After he left office, the Timișești variant was chosen, and Bădărău went there in April 1907 for the start of the works.^[2]

He twice served as minister in Conservative cabinets: under Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, he was Justice Minister from December 1904 to June 1906; under Titu Maiorescu, he was Public Works Minister from October 1912 to December 1913. After World War I, he founded Opinia newspaper, where he was a frequent contributor. He died in Iași^[1] and was buried in the city's Eternitatea Cemetery.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Giurescu, p. 56
^ "Primarii Iașului – Alexandru Bădărău, inițiator al proiectelor de aducțiune a apei". Curierul de Iași (in Romanian). September 16, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
^ Otilia Bălinișteanu (September 24, 2020). "Cimitirul "Eternitatea" din Iași, un muzeu al vieților veșnice". Ziarul Lumina (in Romanian). Retrieved March 30, 2021.

References

Dinu C. Giurescu, Dicționar biografic de istorie a României. Bucharest: Editura Meronia, 2008, ISBN 978-973-7839-39-8

[g56-1] Giurescu, p. 56

[2] "Primarii Iașului – Alexandru Bădărău, inițiator al proiectelor de aducțiune a apei". Curierul de Iași (in Romanian). September 16, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2021.

[3] Otilia Bălinișteanu (September 24, 2020). "Cimitirul "Eternitatea" din Iași, un muzeu al vieților veșnice". Ziarul Lumina (in Romanian). Retrieved March 30, 2021.

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