Romanian Academy
Academy of science
The Romanian Academy (Romanian : Academia Română [akadeˈmi.a roˈmɨnə] ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest , Romania , in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life.
According to its bylaws , the academy's main goals are the cultivation of Romanian language and Romanian literature , the study of the national history of Romania and research into major scientific domains. Some of the academy's fundamental projects are the Romanian language dictionary (Dicționarul explicativ al limbii române ), the dictionary of Romanian literature, and the treatise on the history of the Romanian people.
History
On the initiative of C. A. Rosetti , the Academy was founded on April 1, 1866, as Societatea Literară Română . The founding members were illustrious members of the Romanian society of the age.
The name changed to Societatea Academică Romînă in 1867, and finally to Academia Română in 1879, during the reign of Carol I .
The founding members of the Academy:
Number
Name
Born
Province
Age at founding
Died
Member for
Notes
1
Vasile Alecsandri
21 July 1821
Moldavia
44 years, 254 days
22 August 1890
24 years, 143 days
2
Vincențiu Babeș
21 January 1821
Banat
45 years, 70 days
22 January 1907
40 years, 296 days
3
George Barițiu
4 June 1812
Transylvania
53 years, 301 days
2 May 1893
27 years, 31 days
4
Ioan D. Caragiani
11 February 1841
Macedonia
25 years, 49 days
13 January 1921
54 years, 287 days
Aromanian
5
Timotei Cipariu
21 February 1805
Transylvania
61 years, 39 days
3 September 1887
21 years, 155 days
6
Dimitrie Cozacovici
1790
Macedonia
76 years, 90 days[1]
31 August 1868
2 years, 152 days
Unknown date of birth Aromanian
7
Ambrosiu Dimitrovici
20 July 1838
Bucovina
27 years, 255 days
3 July 1866
93 days
8
Ștefan Gonata
1 February 1838
Basarabia
28 years, 59 days
18 September 1896
30 years, 170 days
9
Alexandru Hâjdeu
30 November 1811
Basarabia
54 years, 122 days
9 November 1872
6 years, 222 days
10
Ion Heliade Rădulescu
6 January 1802
Țara Românească
64 years, 85 days
27 April 1872
6 years, 26 days
First President of the Academy
11
Iosif Hodoș
20 October 1829
Transylvania
36 years, 163 days
28 November 1880
14 years, 241 days
12
Alexandru Hurmuzaki
16 August 1823
Bucovina
42 years, 228 days
8 March 1871
4 years, 341 days
13
Nicolae Ionescu
1820
Moldavia
46 years, 90 days[1]
24 January 1905
38 years, 298 days
14
August Treboniu Laurian
17 July 1810
Transylvania
55 years, 258 days
25 February 1881
14 years, 330 days
15
Titu Maiorescu
15 February 1840
Țara Românească
26 years, 45 days
18 June 1917
51 years, 78 days
16
I. C. Massim
1825
Țara Românească
41 years, 90 days[1]
1877
10 years, 275 days
No known date of birth/death
17
Andrei Mocioni
27 June 1812
Banat
53 years, 278 days
23 April 1880
14 years, 22 days
18
Gavriil Munteanu
February 1812
Transylvania
54 years, 59 days
17 December 1869
3 years, 260 days
19
Costache Negruzzi
1808
Moldavia
58 years, 90 days
24 August 1868
2 years, 145 days
20
Alexandru Roman
26 November 1826
Transylvania
39 years, 126 days
15 September 1897
31 years, 167 days
21
C. A. Rosetti
2 June 1816
Țara Românească
49 years, 303 days
8 April 1885
19 years, 7 days
22
Ion G. Sbiera
1 November 1835
Bucovina
30 years, 151 days
22 October 1916
50 years, 204 days
23
Constantin Stamati
1786
Basarabia
80 years, 90 days
12 September 1869
3 years, 164 days
24
Ioan Străjescu
1833
Basarabia
33 years, 90 days
1873
6 years, 275 days
No known date of birth/death
25
Vasile Urechea-Alexandrescu
15 February 1834
Moldavia
32 years, 45 days
21 November 1901
35 years, 234 days
The Presidents of the Academy:
Library
The Romanian Academy Library building
Established in 1867, the Bibilioteca Academiei Române has a collection of over seven million books and collections of drawings, engravings, maps, and coins.[2] The Academy also operates its own publishing house.[2]
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