Iosif Hodoșiu

Iosif Hodoş
Iosif Hodoş
BornIosif Hodoş
October 20, 1829
Bandu de Câmpie, Mureș
DiedDecember 9, 1880(1880-12-09) (aged 51)
Sibiu
OccupationHistorian, lawyer, publicist, and politician
NationalityRomanian

Iosif Hodoș, (alternatively spelled Hodoșiu; 20 October 1829, Bandu de Câmpie, Mureș – 28 November/9 December 1880, Sibiu) was a Romanian historian, politician, lawyer, and publisher. He was a founding member of the Romanian Academy.

He married Ana Balint, the daughter of Simion Balint (1810 – 1880), a descendant of one of the noble priest families of Vima Mică, prefect of the Arieș Legion and Romanian revolutionary alongside Avram Iancu. He had three children: Enea, Alexandru and Nerva.