Grigore Sturdza

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Grigorie Sturdza (1821-1901), son of Mihail Sturdza was educated in France and Germany, became a general in the Ottoman army under the name of "Muklis Pasha", and afterwards attained the same rank in the Moldavian army. He was a candidate for the Moldavian throne in 1859, and subsequently a prominent member of the Russophil party in the Romanian parliament. He wrote Lois fondamentales de l'univers (Paris 1891).

[edit] See also

• Sturdza family

[edit] References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.