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Gheorghe Costaforu | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office March 11, 1871 – April 27, 1873 | |
| Prime Minister | Lascăr Catargiu |
| Preceded by | Nicolae Callimachi-Catargiu |
| Succeeded by | Vasile Boerescu |
| President of the Assembly of Deputies | |
| In office 2 July 1870 – 3 February 1871 | |
| Monarch | Carol I of Romania |
| Preceded by | Grigore Balș |
| Succeeded by | Nicolae Păcleanu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1816 Bucharest, Wallachia |
| Died | November 28, 1876 (aged 60) Bucharest, Romania |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Children | Constantin Costa-Foru |
| Alma mater | Sorbonne University |
| Profession | Lawyer, professor |
| Employer | University of Bucharest |
Gheorghe Costaforu (October 26, 1820 – November 28, 1876) was a lawyer, university professor and Romanian politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
A graduate of Law School at Sorbonne University, Costaforu became the author of contemporary education system in Romania. He was one of the initiators of a large university palace complex construction at the University of Bucharest which was started in 1857. In 1864, he was appointed the university's first rector by decree of Alexandru Ioan Cuza, serving until 1871. From March 11, 1871 to April 27, 1873, Costa-Foru served as Minister of Foreign Affairs and in 1873, he was the Romanian envoy to Vienna.[1] He also served as President of the Assembly of Deputies from July 2, 1870 to February 3, 1871.