George Bariț, was an ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania. Wikipedia
Born: June 4, 1812, Jucu, Romania
Died: May 2, 1893 (age 80 years), Sibiu, Romania
Organizations founded: Romanian Academy and "Andrei Şaguna" National College
Children: Ieronim G. Barițiu
Education: Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai din Cluj-Napoca (1831–1835) and Báthory István High School