Despre Gheorghe Brătianu la 115 ani de la naştere şi 60 de ani de la moarte
About Gh. Brătianu - the 115th anniversary of his birth and 60th anniversary of his death

Summary/Abstract: The biographical presentation commemorates the 115th anniversary of the birth and 60th anniversary of the death of Gh. Bratianu, one of the greatest Romanian historians during the period between the Two World Wars. He is born on February 3, 1898 at Castle in Ruginoasa (Iasi) as the only son of Ionel I. C. Brătianu and Maria Moruzi. He graduated from the Sorbona University where he got his PH.D. with the "History of the Black Sea" thesis. In 1940 he became the successor of Nicolae Iorga at the faculty of history at Bucharest University and from 1942 became a member of the Romanian Academy. In the political field, he joins the Liberal National Party in 1926 and on Ocober 12, 1927, be becomes the lead of the Party 's lasi branch. In 1947 he is dismisses from his position at the University and from the leadership of of the Institute of History and in September gets under house arrest and forbidden from any external contacts. During the night of May 7-8 1950 he gets arrested by the Security services and imprisoned in the Sighetu Marmatiei jail, without a trial. Dies around April 24-27 under unknown circumstances.

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