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Author: ARDELEANU KONSTANTIN

The lists below were compiled after the official tables of the merchants and industrial entrepreneurs (Romanian citizens) who, according to the law, were entitled to vote for the election of the members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Galaţi. For the list of the large foreign merchants, see the tables below.

Table 4.1.1_1

Merchants at Galaţi (1864)

Year

Merchant

Merchant

1864[1]

Csenofond H. Teologu

Ion Vuru

Vasile Stoicovici

Vicento Fancioto

Ioan Hagi Ianuş

Iordachi Vlasto

Dettmer & Brenner

Francesco Delvechio

Iani Secheari

Boshart & Cnie

Dimitrie Radocanachi

Dimitrie Hagi Buzini

Panaiti Ghioni

Mihail Abramovici

Evloghie Gheorghiu

Moise Tener

Osias M. Finkelstein

Isac O. Rotenberg

Hristofi Mastrapa

Pavli Vaca

Table 4.1.1_2

Merchants and enterprisers at Galaţi (1888–1914)

Year

1st guild

2nd guild

1888[2]

Hagi G. Găitan

Petrachi Gheuca

Enachi Mitachi

I. Niculescu

Sava Steriano

Ion Tomovici

Sore Ion

Dumitru Anastasiu

Alex Urban

Adolf Budjinschi

Dimitrie Climi

Constantin I. Anastasiu

–

Petrache Dimitrescu

–

Cost. Teodorovici

–

H. Panaitescu

–

Madghiaru Brothers

–

N. Hagi Nicola

–

Apostol P. Papadopol

–

Vasile P. Ionescu

–

Gh. Panu

–

Gheorghe Teodorescu

–

Em. Caracaş

–

Vasile Hagi Frigator

–

Anton Tatuşescu

1894[3]

Alecu Pavel

Dimitrie I. Frigator

Const. P. Alexiu

Petru Gheuca

D. Clime

Tudurachi C. Deleanu

Gh. G. Verona

Apostol Papadopol

Ghiţă Ionescu

Adolf Busenski

Gheorghe G. Dănilă

Costache Teodorovici

Gh. Fernic

C. Madgiar

Hagi G. Găitan

Const. Ţinc

Iacob Nedey

Emanoil Caracaş

Ioan Gheorghiu

G. Panu

N. Gamulea

G. TeodorescuIosif Şinabek

T. N. Cavalioti

Neculai Hagi Necula

C. Atanasiu

Nicu Madgiar

Dimitrie Anastasiu

Neculai Neculescu

Iancu Mitache

Ştefan Neniţescu

Ion Fratulescu

Vasile G. Dragomir

Teodor Trancu

Vasile Curtovici

Al. Urban

Vasile Frigator

–

Zamfir I. Sore

–

Anton Tatuşescu

–

G. Fulger

1897[4]

Alecu Pavel

G. Cavalioti

Eduard Stichler

George Panu

G. Verona

G. Cotofeanu

Hagi Gh. Găitan

Haralamb Neniţescu

M. Pantaze

Ion Gheorghiu

N. Dinescu

I. Coltofeanu

Ştefan Stoicovici

P. Gheuca

T. C. Deleanu

Ştefan Neniţescu

Verona Fiu

Constantin Ţinc

Ap. P. Papadopol

D. V. Botez

Al. I. Urban

Emanoil Karacasch

C. Anastasiu

Iosif Schinabec

Dimitrie Anastasiu

Melidon Luca

Iancu Mitachei

Manole Luca

I. Frăţilescu

Neculai Mircea

Maximilian Bretner

N. Nicolescu

Nicu Madgearu

V. G. Dragomir

Teodor Trancu

Chiru Gheorghiu

Vasile Curtovici

Dimitrei Constantin

G. Caranfil

Anton Tatuşescu

N. I. Teodor

Aristide P. Papadopol

–

Gheorghe Fulger

1900[5]

Alecu Pavel

G. Cavallioti

Eduard Stichler

Gheorghe Panu

Giusepe Verona

G. Coltofeanu

I. Stoicovici

I. Coltofeanu

M. Pantaze

P. Gheuca

N. Dinescu

Constantin Ţinc

Ştefan Stoicovici

Emanoil Karacasch

T. C. Deleanu

Iosef Schinabec

Ap. P. Papadopol

Niculai Mircea

Al. I. Urban

N. Nicolescu

C. Anastasiu

V. G. Dragomir

Dimitrei Anastasiu

Chiru Gheorghiu

Iancu Mitache

Dimitrie Constantin

I. Frăţilescu

–

Nicu Madgearu

–

Teodor Trancu

–

Vasile Curtovici

–

Zaharia H. Teodor

–

G. Caranfil

–

1903[6]

Eduard Stichler

Aurel Bunea

George G. Verona

Damian D. Drăgănescu

Ghiţă H. Copcea

Ioan Gheorghiu

I. Coltofeanu

Emanoil Karacasch

I. Stoicovici

Emil Udriski

M. M. Pantaze

George Neculau

Mih. Roman

Neculai Mircea

N. Dinescu

Sava Gheorghiu

Ştefan Stoicovici

Tănase Rădulescu

Ştefan Dobreanu

Toma Aburel

T. C. Deleanu

Teologu C. Teodorovici

Ap. P. Papadopol

Const. Ţinc

Al. I. Urban

–

Nicu Madgearu

–

Teodor Trancu

–

Vasile Curtovici

–

1907[7]

Aurel Bunea

Ioan Gheorghiu

Dam. D. Drăgănescu

Mihail Antoniade

George C. Verona

Pericle Antoniade

Ghiţă H. Copcea

Al. I. Urban

Hristache Manea

D. Mitache

Ioan Caraianopol

Emanoil Karakasch

I. Coltofeanu

Ioan D. Prodrom

I. Stoicovici

I. Constantinescu

M. M. Pantazi

Neculai Mircea

Mih. Roman

Stelian I. Teodor

Ştefan Stoicovici

Toma Aburel

Ştefan Dobreanu

Teol. C. Teodorovici

Alecu N. Dimitriu

–

Atanasie Grozea

–

Const. Fulger

–

Iancu Alexandrescu

–

Mih. Zaharia

–

Nicu Madgearu

–

Const. Ţinc

–

1910[8]

Aurel Bunea

G. Panu

Dam. D. Drăgănescu

Eduard Stichler

George G. Verona

Ghiţă H. Copcea

Gr. Moisiu

Gh. G. Panu

I. Coltofeanu

Haral. Dimitrescu

I. Stoicovici

Al. I. Urban

N. M. Pantazi

Em. Karacasch

Mih. Roman

Ioan D. Prodrom

Ştefan Stoicovici

Neculai Mircea

Alecu N. Dimitriu

Samoil Toma

Atanasie Grozea

Toma Aburel

Const. Fulger

Teol. C. Teodorovici

D. Mitache

–

G. Sava & K. Malhasovici

–

I. D. Hangiof

–

Iancu Alexandrescu

–

Mih. Zaharia

–

Nicu Madgearu

–

O. G. Iliescu

–

Const. Ţinc

–

1913[9]

Aurel Bunea

Eduard Stiehler

Dam D. Drăgănescu

Ghiţă H. Copcea

George G. Verona

Gh. G. Panu

Gr. Moisiu

Haral. Dimitrescu

I. Coltofeanu

C. Constantinescu Buzeu

I. Stoicovici

E. Karakash

Ion Corvisianu

G. Sava & K. Malhasovici

Ludwig Iosiek

George Neculau

M. M. Pantazi

I. Rodeanu

Mih. Roman

I. M. Călin

Alecu N. Dimitriu

Stelea I. Teodor

Atanasie Groza

Sterea Codescu

Adam Bogosof

Samoil Toma

Boris D. Georgevici

Ştefan Mateescu

Const. Ursescu

Toma Aburel

D. Mitache

Teol. C. Teodorovici

George C. Madgearu

C. Constantinescu

I. D. Hangiof

Const. Ţinc

Ioan D. Prodrom

–

Iancu Alexandrescu

–

M. Dobrescu – I. Dragom.

–

1914[10]

Aurel Bunea

C. G. Panu

Dam. D. Drăgănescu

Eduard Stiehler

George G. Verona

Ghiţă H. Copcea

Gr. Moisiu

Gh. G. Panu

I. Coltofeanu

Haral. Dimitrescu

Ion Corvisianu

Arthur Tatuşescu

M. M. Pantazi

B. G. Iluţă

Mih. Roman

C. Constantinescu Buzeu

Alecu N. Dimitriu

D. Mitache

Atanasie Grozea

C. Sava & K. Malhasovici

Boris D. Georgevici

George Neculau

Const. Ursescu

I Rodeanu

George C. Madgearu

M. Dobrescu

Grig. Popovici

N. Gologan

Ioan D. Prodrom

Stelian I. Teodor

Iancu Alexandrescu

Samoil Toma

Sterea Codrescu

Ştefan Mateescu

M. Helder

Toma Aburel

Philip Dineman

Teol. C. Teodorivici

Const. Ţinc

Teodor Ianculescu

C. Constantinescu

–

Table 4.1.1_3

Merchants in Galaţi (1906–1908)

(all guilds)

Year

Merchant

Merchant

1906[11]

Hirschorn, Carol

Coltofeanu & Dobreanu

Bayerthal & Levi

Simu, Zaharia

Süssman, Alfred

Pantazi, M. M.

Glüchlich, Carol

Antoniade, M. & P.

Aujourd’hui, F. d’

Apostolide, I. St. & C-ie

Martin & C-ie, F.

Sarafi, George & -Cie

Dreifus, Louis & C-ie

Rosenstein brothers

Fiu, Verona

Atanasulis, Nicoli M.

Schenker & C-ie

Atanasulis, Panaite M.

Scherer, Iosif

Cutava, Gherasim & A.

Helpern, Max

Topali, Panaite S.

Hatjapostolis, Gh. & Cie

Curvisiano, Nicoli

Bujes, Max

Sami, Fr. & Focşăneanu, L.

Kofler, Iacob

Mendl, L. & C-ie

Panu, Gheorghe

Copcea, Gh. & Cutava, P:

Tenenhaus, I.

Saraianis, I. A. & C-ie

Czuntu, Anton & C-ie

Atger, Jules

Ornştein, Leopold

Micznich, Iacob & Sol.

Papalas & Crisicos

Loiso, Aristidi C.

Gheorghiu, Ion

Bujus, Lupu

Sary, Luca

Hatjopoulo & Rousidis

Calavrezos, I. & C-ie

Bogdano & Suré

Carambi, Constantin

Zotalis, Nicoli

Drăgănescu, Damian D.

Melas, Eftimie

Bernştein, H. S.

Stoianovici, Costache

Steinsberg, Heinrich & L.

Cohn, Avram

Sfaelo, Gheorghe

Manzaros, Gheorghe

Auschnit, Osias

Mihail Manzaros

Grünspan, Isidor

Stonescu, Gh.

Babad, Iacob

Oettli & Tobler (Brüner)

Silberştein, Maer

Rychner, Jean

1908[12]

A. Czuntu

Jacques Komrover

Arthur M. Kohen

Josef Haldner

Avram Rosenfeld

Jacques Kleiner

Anton Loiso

Josef Bohm

Arthur Segal

Karl Korner

Anton Sarefi

E. Ornstein

A. Rosenzveig

Louis E. Mendl

Apostol P. Popa

L. de Rin & Co.

Adolph Cohn

Lupu Buis

Adolf Mordler

Louis Dreyffuss & Co.

Andone Petrescu

L. M. Embricos & Co.

Al. Dimitriu

Leon Kofler

Avram Teich

Luca I. Sari

Alb. Kahn

L. W. Bercovici

Al. Perlmuter

Leizer Bacalu

Albert Goldenmberg

La Baier

A. Brinberg

L. Schmierer

Aug. Dall’Orso

La Mascota

Abel Baron

Max Bujes

Agageanu

Marco Mendl

Barthal & Levy

Mihail M. Pantazi

Braunstein & Şevensohn

Mihail Antoniadi

Bernard Waldman

M. Wechsler and Sons

Bertze Rosenthal

M. Kohan

B. Frişberg

Mehmet Vesfi Kesoglu

Barbu Săndulescu

M. Pecenik

B. S. Speter

Mih. Patelides

Bourne & Co.

M. A. Teodoroff

Berman Rosenstein

M. Weissmann

Blanck & Co.

M. Weissbluth

Carol Hirschorn

M. Friedman & Silberstein

Charles F. Mendl

M. G. Andreescu

Const. M. Papalas

M. Helder

Carol Rosemblutt

Max Fischer

Const. Dumbravă

Max Goldstein

C. Benedato

N. G. Kiriakidis

Costache Ionescu

N. D. Moscos

Carol Szaz

N. M. Atanasulis

Carol Rosenthal

N. Corvisiano

Costică Fulger

N. Dumitrescu

C. Paponi

N. Cordali

Drăg. & Bunea

N. Duda

David Gerber

N. Zotalis

Ed. Fancioti

N. Friedmann

Ed. Schwab

N. Traina

E. Dinerman

Nica Madgearu

E. I. Barber

Osias Auschnitt

Ferdinando Mendl

Osias M. Braverman

F. D. Aujord’hui

Osias Wachmann

F. Martin & Co.

P. A. Atanasulis

Froedel Brothers

P. G. Cutava

Filip Heilpern

P. Z. Kirschen

Thenen Brothers

P. Hristof

F. Blitzstein

P. crustali

G. G. Safelo

P. Ganea

G. G. Verona

Ruso Rusides & Cie

G. Panu

Rudolf Valdman

Gh. E. Hadjapostolis

R. Leibovici Orştein

Gh. Sarafi

S. Rathaus

Gh. Teodosiu

S. & W. Hofmann

Gh. Tăşculescu

S. I. Focşăneanu

G. D. Georgevici

Sigismundo Mendl

Gr. Violato

Sigismundo S. Mendl

G. Neculau

Schencker & Cie

G. Hofmann

S. L. Kehaian

Gobernic Gălăgian

Spiru Caliga

Har. Dimitrescu

Simion M. Braverman

H. Friedman

Samuil H. Speter

H. Schein

S. Speter

H. Rebarder

S. Speter & N. Garfinkel

H. S. Făinaru

Samoil Rosenfeld

H. Schwartz

S. Sternberg

H. Henrincover

Sterea Codescu

Iacob Kofler

S. Meczenick

Iosef Bernstein

S. D. Statcoff

I. Coltofeanu

S. Grunberg

Ion Gheorghiu

S. Weisemberg

Usidor Grunspan

S. Ruber

I. Calavrezos & Co.

S. Schapira

Iulius Adger

S. Vermond

I. Richner

S. Theodoru

I.S. Apostolides

S. Garfinckel

I.M. Gradea

Temistocli Pastela

Ion Drăgoi

Toma Bucowski

Ion Bradea

Th. Mihailescu

I. Venieris

Vittore B. Mendl

I. Baron

Victor I. Kimbaum

Iuliu Falk

Vasile Stoicovitz

Iliescu & Grosu

Vasile Barlas

I. Mandler

Vasile Ferendino

I. Kaufmann

Vasile Anghelescu

Jean Silberstein

Watson & Youel

Josef Weintraub

Zall Braunştein

Josef Kosakievicz

Zweifel & Cie

 

[1] Tezaur documentar gălăţean, edited by Cezar Bejan, Alexandru Duţă, Stelian Iordache, Viorica Solomon (Bucharest: Direcţia Generală a Arhivelor Statului, 1988), 175–177.

[2] Serviciul Judeţean Galaţi al Arhivelor Naţionale, Primăria oraşului Galaţi, File 33/1887-1888, 21.

[3] Ibid., File 143/1893, 25.

[4] Ibid., File 188/1896, 56.

[5] Ibid., File 181/1899, 50.

[6] Ibid., File 141/1902, 56.

[7] Ibid., File 108/1906, 90

[8] Ibid., File 159/1909, 84.

[9] Ibid., File 186/1912, 85.

[10] Ibid., File 179/1913, 3.

[11] Prefectura Poliţiei Galaţi, Indicatorul oraşului Galaţi, cuprinzând adresele tuturor autorităţilor civile şi militare, ale caselor mari comerciale şi ale tuturor instituţiunilor etc. etc. (Galaţi: s.e, s.a), 87-91.

[12] Guid–Anuar al oraşului Galaţi, edited by George Atanasiu (Galaţi: Editura Autorului, 1908), 46–51.

References

Archival sources:

Serviciul Judeţean Galaţi al Arhivelor Naţionale (The National Archives, Galaţi Branch), Primăria oraşului Galaţi (The Municipality of Galaţi), Files 33/1887–1888, 143/1893, 188/1896, 181/1899, 141/1902, 108/1906, 159/1909, 186/1912, 179/1913.

Bibliography:

Guid–Anuar al oraşului Galaţi [Guide Yearbook of Galaţi], edited by George Atanasiu (Galaţi: Editura Autorului, 1908).

Prefectura Poliţiei Galaţi, Indicatorul oraşului Galaţi, cuprinzând adresele tuturor autorităţilor civile şi militare, ale caselor mari comerciale şi ale tuturor instituţiunilor etc. etc. [The Indicator of Galaţi, Containing the Adresses of all Civil and Military Authorities, of the Large Commercial Houses and of All Institutions etc.] (Galaţi: s.e, s.a).

Tezaur documentar gălăţean [Tresure of Documents on Galaţi], edited by Cezar Bejan, Alexandru Duţă, Stelian Iordache, Viorica Solomom (Bucharest: Direcţia Generală a Arhivelor Statului, 1988).

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