Nicolae Hurmuzachi

Nicolae Hurmuzachi (March 19, 1826–September 19, 1909) was an ethnic Romanian journalist and folklorist from Bukovina in Austria-Hungary.

He traveled to Paris and Berlin before settling in his native village.

He undertook political and cultural activities on behalf of the Romanian community in Bukovina.

In 1862, he was a founding member of the Romanian Reading Society in Cernăuți, and from 1879 was on the governing board of the Society for Romanian Literature and Culture in Bukovina.

Named a baron of Austria in October 1881, he was elected an honorary member of the Romanian Academy in April 1883.