title: Alexe Rău
text: # Alexe Rău
  
  Alexe Rău, also transliterated from Russian as Alexei Rau (Russian: Алексей Рэу) (23 December 1953 — 8 April 2015), was a Moldovan philologist, library scientist, librarian, educator, editor, poet, essayist, and philosopher (Ph.D.). During 1992-2015 he was director of the National Library of Moldova.
  
  ## Awards
  
  Alexe Rău held several awards from the Union of Writers and Union of Artists, as well as other prizes awards and decorations:
  
  * Премия «Золотое перо» бухарестского журнала «Библиотека» за книговедческие эссе (1993)
  * Диплом ЮНЕСКО (2002)
  * Медаль Европейского Союза (2002)
  * Золотая медаль Фонда отличий в Женеве (2005)
  * Meritul Civiс medal [ro] (1996)
  * Mihai Eminescu medal [ro] (2002)
  * Romanian Order For Merit, Commander's grade (2000)
  * Орден Почета (2010)
  * Премия Министерства культуры Республики Молдова (2011)
  * Трофей ЮНЕСКО (2012)
  * почетное звание «Заслуженный деятель культуры» (2012).
  