Anghel Demetriescu (Alexandria, Teleorman; October 5, 1847 - Karlovy Vary; July 18, 1903) was a Romanian historian, writer and literary critic, member of the Romanian Academy in 1902.
Anghel Demetriescu was born on October 5, 1847 in Alexandria, district of Teleorman, Romania, then under the Ottoman Empire. He was son of Dumitru Simion and Chrysanta Velleanu.