ON THE WORK OF IOAN MAIORESCU (1811-1864) AT THE CENTENNIAL OF HIS SON TITU MAIORESCU (1840-1917)

BEYOND A CULTURAL PERSONALITY THE ACTIVITY OF IOAN MAIORESCU HAS LEFT ITS MARK ON EDUCATION, SOCIAL LIFE AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT DIPLOMACY IN ALL THREE PROVINCES TRANSYLVANIA, WALACHIA AND MOLDAVIA BEFORE THE UNION OF ROMANIA DURING THE 19TH CENTURY. MUCH REVEERED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF THE 20TH CENTURY TODAY SEEMS ALMOST FORGOTTEN AND NEGLECTED. ALTHOUGH HIS SON TITU MAIORESCU HAS ENCOMPASSED THE WORK OF HIS FATHER VERY LITTLE REFERENCE IS MADE TO THE MODEL IOAN MAIORESCU'S WORK MIGHT HAVE REPRESENTED TO HIM. REFERENCES AND WRITINGS ON IOAN MAIORESCU HAVE DIMINISHED DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY ALTHOUGH THE WORK OF TITU MAIORESCU HAS BENEFITED OF AN INCREASED ATTENTION AS TIME PASSED THOUGH THE POLICY OF EDITING A COMPLETE SET OF HIS WRITINGS AVAILABLE IN POPULAR EDITIONS TOO STILL AN IDEAL YET TO BE FULLFILLED. THE PUPROSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO BRING INTO THE FOREPLAN IOAN MAIORESCU'S WORK AS A REFERENCE MODEL TO THE MAGNIFICENT FUTURE WORK OF HIS SON TITU MAIORESCU AS A REMARKABLE PERSONALITY OF THE ROMANIAN MODERN CULTURE.