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One of the great reformers of Transylvania in the 18th century was Baron Samuel von Brukenthal. He was not only a law expert, but also a passionate art collector. The National Museum in Sibiu, that bears his name, is proof of Brukenthal's respect for human values and of his work as reformer of the Habsburg state. A German ethnic, Samuel von Brukenthal was born 300 years ago, in 1721. Both his parents died while he was still a child. At 15, he dedicated himself to studying. Transylvania was, at that time, part of the Habsburg Empire, which had freed it from the Ottoman occupation at the end of the 17th century.
Historian Thomas Sindilariu tells us more about the most important moments of the baron's life: ”By the time when Samuel von Brukenthal was born, Transylvania had been a part of the European world for 30 years. Under the 1691 Diploma Leopoldinum, Transylvania had become part of the Habsburg Empire, which included, alongside Transylvania,