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Romanian lawyer, teacher, journalist and politician

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Vincențiu Babeș

Born	(1821-01-21)21 January 1821 Hodony village, Temes County, Austria-Hungary (present day Hodoni, Timiș County, Romania)
Died	22 January 1907(1907-01-22) (aged 86)
Resting place	Hodoni, Timiș County, Romania
Nationality	Romanian, French
Other names	Hungarian: Babes Vince
Alma mater	Royal University of Pest
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, teacher, journalist and politician
Known for	Founding member of the Romanian Academy
Political party	Romanian National Party
Spouse	Sophia Goldschneider (m. 1851)
Children	9, including Victor Babeș

Vincențiu Babeș (also known in Hungarian: Babes Vince, 21 January 1821 – 22 January 1907) was an ethnic Romanian lawyer, teacher, journalist and politician from Hungary, and one of the founding members of the Romanian Academy.

He was born in 1821 in Hodony village, Temes County, Austria-Hungary (present day Hodoni, Timiș County, Romania), in the Banat. His father, Gheorghe Crâșmarul, died when he was young; he was then adopted by his grandfather, Mitra Babeș. After finishing primary school, Vincențiu Babeș attended German-language high schools, first in Temesvár, then in Szeged, where he took the baccalaureate in 1841. After that he attended theology courses in Karlóca and the Seminary in Arad. As he approached becoming a priest, Babeș changed his mind and enrolled at the Faculty of Law of Royal University of Pest in Budapest, from which he graduated with a law degree in 1848. Babeș then returned to Arad, where he worked first as a teacher and then as an inspector of the Romanian schools.

He was then sent to Vienna, together with other trusted men, as an advocate for the defense of the interests of the diocese of Arad and of the Romanian people from Maros-Torda County and Crișana. After settling in Vienna, he worked at the Supreme Court of Justice. In 1851 he married Sophia Goldschneider, with whom he had 9 children, the best known of which was Victor Babeș. In 1862 he moved to Budapest, where he practiced law, became involved in politics, and died in 1907. In 1937 his remains were brought back to his native village; his resting place is near the church in Hodoni.

Streets are named after him in Arad, Bucharest, Moșnița Veche, and Timișoara. A gymnasium and a high school in Timișoara also bear his name.

References

Both, Ștefan (16 April 2015). "Pe urmele lui Vincențiu Babeș, parlamentar român timp de 30 de ani la Budapesta. Osemintele sale au fost aduse la Hodoni după două decenii de la moarte". Adevărul (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 July 2020.