Nicolae Iorga

Romanian historian, man of letters, and politician. Known as a child prodigy, he completed his studies at the University of Iasi in one year and three months, graduating at the age of 19. He studied abroad in Paris and Leipzig, where he obtained a doctorate in history. After returning to Japan, he was appointed professor of history at the University of Bucharest at the age of 23. He gained fame as a world authority on Byzantine history, but was also active in the fields of criticism and literary history research, and the literary magazine he edited, The Sower, became a base for the peasant literary school, which defended the development of indigenous rural culture against Western urban civilization. His work, The People of Yesterday (1934-39), is a masterpiece of memoir literature. He was also active as a conservative politician, but was assassinated by a fascist organization due to his anti-fascist attitude.

[Atsushi Naono]

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ルーマニアの歴史家、文学者、政治家。天才児として知られ、ヤーシ大学を1年3か月で終え、19歳で卒業した。パリ、ライプツィヒに留学し、歴史学の博士号を取得。帰国後、23歳でブクレシュティ（ブカレスト）大学の歴史学科教授に任命された。ビザンツ史の世界的権威として名声を得たが、評論、文学史的研究の分野でも精力的に活動し、彼の編集した文芸誌『種蒔(ま)く人』は、西欧的都市文明に抗して、土着的農村文化の発展を擁護した農民文学派の拠点となった。『ありし日の人々』（1934～39）は、回想記文学の傑作。保守派の政治家としても活躍したが、その反ファシズム的態度のために、ファシスト組織の手で暗殺された。

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