Alexei Mateevici
Alexei Mateevici | |
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Born | Căinari, Bessarabia, Russian Empire | March 27, 1888
Died | August 24, 1917 Chișinău, Moldavian Democratic Republic | (aged 29)
Resting place | Chișinău Central Cemetery |
Occupation | Greek language teacher |
Language | Romanian |
Alma mater | Theological Academy of Kiev |
Notable works | Limba noastră (Our Language) |
Spouse | Teodora Borisovna Novitski |
Alexei (or Alexe) Mateevici (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsej mateˈevitʃʲ, aˈlekse -]; March 27, 1888 – August 24, 1917) was one of the most prominent Romanian[1] poets in Bessarabia.
Biography
He was born in the town Căinari, in Eastern Bessarabia, which was part of the Russian Empire, now in the Republic of Moldova. He grew up in Zaim, Căușeni.[2] He studied at the theological school of Chișinău, and published his first poems (Țăranii (Peasants), Eu cânt (I sing), Țara (The Country)) in the newspaper Basarabia, where he also published two articles on Moldavian folklore. Mateevici later published several articles on religion in Moldavia.
Mateevici went on to study at the Theological Academy of Kiev, from which he graduated in 1914. In that year he married Teodora Borisovna Novitski. He returned to Chișinău, and became a Greek language teacher at the theological school. In the summer of 1917 he wrote the lyrics for Limba noastră (Our Language),[3] which has been the national anthem of Moldova since 1994. He also volunteered as a World War One Romanian front prest, at Mărășești great battle.
He died a month later of epidemic typhus, and was buried at the Chișinău Central Cemetery. The street leading to the cemetery now bears his name.
Honours
References
- ^ https://www.timpul.md/articol/de-ce-alexei-mateevici-autorul-imnului-limba-noastra-spunea-ca-vorbim-limba-romana-116947.html
- ^ http://www.natura2000oltenita-chiciu.ro/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Moldova-Pitoreasca-Picturesque-Moldavia-pdf-Vladimir-Toncea.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "De Ziua Limbii Române, "Limba noastră" va răsuna din turnul Primăriei Cluj". Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ Declarație privind restabilirea monumentului înălțat în grădina Catedralei în memoria eroilor naționali: Simion Murafa, Alexei Mateevici și Andrei Hodorogea
- ^ Mario-Ovidiu Oprea, Parliamentary Debates
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- 1888 births
- 1917 deaths
- People from Căușeni District
- People from Bendersky Uyezd
- Moldovan poets
- Romanian people of Moldovan descent
- Romanian poets
- Romanian male poets
- Romanian nationalists
- National anthem writers
- Deaths from typhus
- Eastern Orthodox Christians from Moldova
- Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church
- Poets of the Russian Empire