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Mureşanu Andrei
(1816—1863)

Andrei Mureşanu was a Romanian poet and revolutionary of Transylvania (then in the Habsburg Monarchy). Born to a family of peasants, he studied philosophy and theology in Blaj. Starting 1838, Mureşanu was a professor at Braşov. He published his first poetry in the magazine Foaia pentru Minte, Inimă şi Literatură. He was one of the figures of the 1848 revolution in Transylvania, taking part in the Braşov delegation to the Blaj Assembly in May 1848. His poem Deşteaptă-te, române!, sang to a tune composed by Anton Pann, became the hymn of the revolutionaries. Nicolae Bălcescu named it "La Marseillaise of Romanians" for its ability to mobilize the people to fight. Nowadays, the poem is the national anthem of Romania. After the revolution, Mureşanu worked as translator in Sibiu, had some patriotical works published in the Telegraful Român magazine. In 1862 his poetry was gathered in a single volume.

Rumania, 1942, Andrei Mureşanu

Rumania, 1945, Andrei Mureşanu

Rumania, 1991, Andrei Mureşanu