Alecu Văcărescu (1769–1798) was a Romanian Wallachian boyar and poet.

Son of Ienăchiță Văcărescu, he was a member of the Văcărescu family that gave Romanian literature its first poets.

In 1796 a collection of his poems appeared in Romania.

[2] His son, Iancu Văcărescu, was also a poet.

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