Simion Bărnuțiu
Romanian historian
Simion Bărnuțiu was a Transylvanian, later Romanian historian, academic, philosopher, jurist, and liberal politician. A leader of the 1848 revolutionary movement of Transylvanian Romanians, he represented its Eastern Rite Catholic wing. Wikipedia
Born: July 21, 1808, Kingdom of Hungary
Died: May 28, 1864 (age 55 years), Sanmihaiu Almasului, Romania
Academic employer: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Organization founded: Free and Independent Faction