Dimitrie Cantemir, Moldavian geographer, historian, and philosopher (died 1723)

Dimitrie Cantemir

Moldavian statesman and prince (1673–1723)

Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir, also known by other spellings, was a Moldavian prince, statesman, and man of letters. He twice served as voivode of Moldavia. During his second term, he allied his state with Russia in a war against Moldavia's Ottoman overlords; Russia's defeat…