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Dimitrie Cantemir

1673 - 1723

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Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈmitri.e kanteˈmir] ; Russian: Дмитрий Кантемир, romanized: Dmitry Kantemir; 26 October 1673 – 21 August 1723), also known by other spellings, was a Moldavian prince, statesman, and man of letters. He twice served as voivode of Moldavia (March–April 1693 and 1710–1711). During his second term, he allied his state with Russia in a war against Moldavia's Ottoman overlords; Russia's defeat forced Cantemir's family into exile and the replacement of the native voivodes by Greek phanariots. Cantemir was also a prolific writer, variously a: philosopher, historian, composer, musicologist, linguist, ethnographer and geographer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dimitrie Cantemir is the 579th most popular writer (up from 603rd in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Romania (up from 38th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Romanian Writer.

Dimitrie Cantemir is most famous for his work on the history of the Ottoman Empire.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Dimitrie Cantemir ranks 579 out of 7,302. Before him are Napoleon Hill, Alexander Herzen, Maya Angelou, Ivan Krylov, Imadaddin Nasimi, and Washington Irving. After him are Walther von der Vogelweide, John Donne, Ulrich von Hutten, Bai Juyi, Adam de la Halle, and Gaston Leroux.

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Among people born in 1673, Dimitrie Cantemir ranks 3. Before him are Ahmed III, and Wilhelmine Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Louis de Montfort, Rosalba Carriera, Alessandro Marcello, Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon, Alexander Danilovich Menshikov, Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Mirwais Hotak, Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, and Violante Beatrice of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1723, Dimitrie Cantemir ranks 4. Before him are Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. After him are Christopher Wren, Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Godfrey Kneller, Anne Christine of Sulzbach, Princess of Piedmont, Anne Henriette of Bavaria, Zanabazar, Guillaume Dubois, and Antonio Maria Valsalva.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Dimitrie Cantemir ranks 36 out of 844. Before him are Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej (1901), Bela Lugosi (1882), Klaus Iohannis (1959), Álmos (820), Elie Wiesel (1928), and Michael the Brave (1558). After him are Sergiu Celibidache (1912), George Enescu (1881), Gheorghe Hagi (1965), Iannis Xenakis (1922), Basarab I of Wallachia (1275), and Jacob L. Moreno (1889).

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Among WRITERS In Romania

Among writers born in Romania, Dimitrie Cantemir ranks 6. Before him are Eugène Ionesco (1909), Tristan Tzara (1896), Herta Müller (1953), Paul Celan (1920), and Elie Wiesel (1928). After him are Jacob L. Moreno (1889), Mihai Eminescu (1850), Panait Istrati (1884), Dositej Obradović (1742), Károly Kerényi (1897), and Ion Luca Caragiale (1852).

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