Grigore Ureche
Moldavian chronicler

Grigore Ureche

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Moldavian chronicler
Gender:
Male
Places:
Romania
Is:
Writer
Work field:
Literature
Birth:
1590(Principality of Moldavia, Principality of Moldavia)
Death:
1647
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A page of his "Letopiseț" manuscript

Grigore Ureche ([ɡriˈɡore uˈreke]; 1590–1647) was a Moldavian chronicler who wrote on Moldavian history in his Letopisețul Țării Moldovei (Chronicles of the Land of Moldavia), covering the period from 1359 to 1594.

Ureche is the first to assert the existence of the Romanian language and its Romance character. He also acknowledges the common Roman origin of the Romanians from Moldavia, Wallachia and Transylvania.