 Nicolae Bălcescu

Nicolae Bălcescu () (29 June 1819 – 29 November 1852) was a Romanian Wallachian soldier, historian, journalist, and leader of the 1848 Wallachian Revolution.Born in Bucharest to a family of low-ranking nobility, he used his mother's maiden name, in place of his father's name, "Petrescu" (his mother was originally from Bălcești, Vâlcea County now, then Argeș County).