Ioan Moţa

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Ioan Moţa
Born (1868-12-15)15 December 1868
Nojag, Austria-Hungary
Died 20 November 1940(1940-11-20) (aged 71)
Bucharest, Romania
Residence Austria-Hungary, Romania
Citizenship Austria-Hungary, Romania
Fields Politics, Theology
Known for journalistic activity
Influenced political thought in Austria-Hungary and Romania

Ioan Moţa (Nojag, Hunedoara County, 15 December 1868 - Bucharest, 20 November 1940) was a Romanian priest and journalist. Moţa is buried at Orăştie.

In March 1917, Moţa was a member of a group of exiled Romanian Habsburg subjects who were sent as a delegation to the United States to champion Romania's cause.

Journalistic works

  • "Foaia Poporului", Sibiu (1893-1895), “
  • "Revista Orăştiei" (1895- 1898),
  • "Telegraful Român" (1898-1899)
  • "Bunul Econom", Orăştie (1899 - 1901)
  • "Libertatea" (1902-1915, 1919-1933), Orăştie
  • "Libertatea" (1917), Cleveland, Ohio
  • "Foaia Interesantă" (1917), Cleveland, Ohio

References

  • Vasile Stoica, "In America pentru cauza romaneasca", Tip. Universul, Bucuresti 1926.
  • Florin Mirghesiu - "Iasi - Washington via Siberia, Coreea, Japonia si Hawaii", in Magazin Istoric, no. 12, December 2004.
  • Lucian Boia, On the history of rumanian immigration to America, in Romanian Studies, 1973-1975.

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