Ion Codru-Drăgușanu

He left Transylvania in 1835 and between 1838 and 1846 made several journeys;[1] his travels took him to Hungary, Austria, Italy, Germany, France, England, Russia and Switzerland.

[1] He subsequently held several administrative positions in his native province, culminating with that of deputy captain for the Făgăraș district (1863-1880).

He was a participant in the Wallachian Revolution of 1848, a deputy for Hațeg in the Transylvanian Diet at Sibiu from 1863, secretary of the Military Frontier School Committee (1880-1884) and vice president of Astra's Făgăraș chapter.

He also contributed to Foaie pentru minte, inimă și literatură, Concordia, Albina, Telegraful român, Federațiunea, Gazeta Transilvaniei, Familia and Transilvania.

His literary reputation was established by Peregrinul transelvan (1865), among the most interesting travel accounts published in the post-1848 era.