Radio Romania International
One of the great reformers of Transylvania in the 18th century was Baron Samuel von Brukenthal. He was not only a law expert, but also a passionate art collector. The National Museum in Sibiu, that bears his name, is proof of Brukenthal's respect for human values and of his work as reformer of the Habsburg state. A German ethnic, Samuel von Brukenthal was born 300 years ago, in 1721. Both his parents died while he was still a child. At 15, he dedicated himself to studying. Transylvania was, at that time, part of the Habsburg Empire, which had freed it from the Ottoman occupation at the end...
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