Anghel Nour

Anghel Nour
1st Mayor of Chişinău
In office 1817–1821
Monarch	Alexander I
Succeeded by	Dimitrie Lovcinski
Military service
Branch/service	Imperial Russian Army
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812)

Anghel Nour was a Bessarabian politician. He served as the first mayor of Chişinău between 1817 and 1821.[1]

Biography

Angel Nour was born in a family of Moldavian small-local nobles.[2] He participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812), representing the Russian Empire, rising through the ranks to eventually become captain.[3]

In 1817, for the first time, the elections to the Chișinău City Duma were held. At meetings of the Moldavian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek and Jewish societies, one representative was elected.[4] The first mayor was elected by the Duma - the "Moldavian service captain" Angel Nour.[5][6][7][8]

He was actively engaged in the improvement of Chișinău, which was ceded to Russia in 1812 after the first Russian annexation of Bessarabia.[9][10]

Notes

1. 10+3 primari ai Chişinăului
2. "pan.md - Градоначальники - во благо Кишинева", archive.vn, November 30, 2014, archived from the original on November 30, 2014, retrieved March 13, 2020
3. Bogos, Dimitrie (1998). La Răspântie: Moldova de la Nistru 1917-1918 (in Romanian). Întreprinderea editorial-poligrafică "Știința". ISBN 978-9975-67-056-2.
4. "Кто построил в Кишиневе Кафедральный собор и пустил по столичным улиц…", archive.vn, December 2, 2014, archived from the original on December 2, 2014, retrieved March 13, 2020
5. "Непрерывная история управления города Кишинёва. - Moldova Photo Galle…", archive.vn, September 6, 2012, archived from the original on September 6, 2012, retrieved March 13, 2020
6. Ioniță, Veaceslav (2004). Ghidul orașelor din Republica Moldova (in Romanian). TISH. ISBN 978-9975-947-39-8.
7. Holban, Eugen Șt (1998). Dicționar cronologic: prin veacurile învolburate ale Moldovei dintre Prut și Nistru (in Romanian). Editura Museum. ISBN 978-9975-906-03-6.
8. Istoria administrației publice din Moldova (in Romanian). Academia de Administrare Publică pe lîngă Guvernul Republicii Moldova. 1999.
9. Brezianu, Andrei; Spânu, Vlad (2007-04-23). Historical Dictionary of Moldova. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6446-7.
10. Inc, Encyclopaedia Britannica; Britannica, Encyclopaedia of (1997). The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. Encyclopaedia Britannica. ISBN 978-0-85229-633-2. {{cite book}}: |last1= has generic name (help)

External links

• City Monuments
• Incursion dans l’histoire de Chisinau, la capitale moldave (in French)