Leon C. Negruzzi

[2] He began his education at Academia Mihăileană, but completed high school in Berlin, where he was sent with his brother Iacob in 1853.

He wanted to study medicine at Berlin University, but was too revolted by the anatomical dissections, and switched to philosophy and law.

[1] A member of the Conservative Party,[3] he was Prefect of Iași County under the Lascăr Catargiu government (1871-1876), resuming this office in March 1888.

[1] Also interested in literature, he belonged to the cultural milieu surrounding Junimea and Convorbiri Literare, which his brother edited.

[1] He wrote six novellas: Vântul soartei (1867), Evreica (1868-1869), O răzbunare (1874), Țiganca (1877), Serghie Pavlovici (1881) and Osândiții (1881-1882).