Emil Costinescu

He was influenced by the reformist ideals of the time in which he was growing up, as expounded by figures such as C. A. Rosetti, Cezar Bolliac and Mihail Kogălniceanu.

[3] An economic protectionist, he supported a customs tariff in the belief that it would spur the development of domestic industry.

[1] At the end of his third term, in the midst of World War I, he was involved in the decision to send the Romanian Treasure to Russia for safekeeping.

[2] The Black Sea resort of Costinești is named after Costinescu, who purchased a 200-hectare estate from Vasile Kogălniceanu.

He found an arid, treeless landscape, inviting German colonists to settle and work the land.