Iosif Hodoșiu

Iosif Hodoș, (alternatively spelled Hodoșiu; 20 October 1829 – 28 November/9 December, 1880) 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.