Dinicu Golescu

All of his sons were to play prominent parts in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848 and in the politics of Romania, as would his nephew, Alexandru Golescu Negru.

[1] He uses his travelogue to study the administration and production systems in various countries, which he describes and recommends through comparisons with the situation at home.

The text contains a plea for a general reform of domestic institutions in a "European" direction (based on Enlightenment ideas).

Viewing European culture as more advanced, he managed, despite his middle age and the considerable difficulties he had in expressing himself, to convey a message of change.

His epitaph, written by Rădulescu, was published on 9 October 1830 in Curierul; it reads: "Tu ai dispărut, scrierile tale îţi vor supravieţui, şi numele tău va rămîne scump ştiinţei precum şi celor ce se adapă de la izvoarele tale."