2. • Vasile Pogor was born on August 20, 1833 in
Iasi.
• He attended school Malgouverne from Iasi,
then (since 1849) continued secondary
education and university to Paris.
3. • After returning to the country, entered the magistracy, working as a
member of the Court (1857-1858) and the Court of Appeals (since 1859).
He participated in the political coalition that plotted the overthrow of
Alexandru Ioan Cuza.
• After the change of political regime, Vasile Pogor is appointed as prefect of
Iasi (February 1866) and member of the Constituent Assembly in 1866.
• He was initiated on 14 March 1866 in Iasi Masonic lodge "Star of
Romania" and in a month received grades of Companion and Master of
the same lodge. On 5 November 1866, the Grand Orient of France will
issue a diploma that recognizes the 18 grade.
• He was then appointed the first president of the Court of Appeal Iaşi
(1869-1870, 1875-1876).
• Entered politics as a member of the group "Junimist". After a brief period
held the position of Minister of Religious Affairs and Education (April 20-
May 23, 1870), Vasile Pogor elected several times as mayor of Iaşi (Feb.
1880 - 26 April 1881, June 7, 1888 - June 7 1891, May 30 1892 - 18 Nov.
1894).
4. As mayor of Iasi, Vasile Pogor was
distinguished by the following:
• artisan of the National Theatre project in
Iaşi, during his administration kicking off
the construction
• he is the author of the project of a direct
railway Iaşi - Dorohoi and not through
Cucuteni
• paved streets, built new slaughterhouse
and erected ten primary schools
• during his administration began the
construction of the Bath community and
kicked off the sewage of the city.
Later, Vasile Pogor was the deputy in 1891
and became a founding member of the
Constitutional Party ("junimist").
He passed away on March 20, 1906 in the
town Bucium (today district of Iasi).
5. • Vasile Pogor was one of the
founders of the Junimea society
and the journal Literary
Conversations, where he
collaborated with lyrics, prose
writings and translations.
• A translation of Horace, Goethe,
Hugo, Gauthier, Baudelaire, etc.
• His few original poems (Pastel
of a marquis, Melancholy,
Magnitudo Parri, Egyptian
Sphinx etc.) still have an air of
freshness and a strong hint of
humor.
