Most Famous Romanian Scientists & Academics

50 Romanian Scientists & Academics in view out of 90

Science 90
Romania 1,313
Mircea Eliade
Mircea Eliade Romanian Anthropologist 1907 – 1986
#1,843
Dimitrie Cantemir
Dimitrie Cantemir Romanian Anthropologist 1676 – 1723
#10,009
EL
Edward Luttwak Romanian Economist Born 1942
#27,215
Solomon Schechter
Solomon Schechter Romanian Academic 1847 – 1915
#46,445
Traian Vuia
Traian Vuia Romanian Inventor 1872 – 1950
#51,994
GM
Grigore Moisil Romanian Mathematician 1906 – 1973
#74,976
Aurel Vlaicu
Aurel Vlaicu Romanian Engineer 1882 – 1913
#79,948
MM
Mihail Manoilescu Romanian Economist 1891 – 1950
#85,802
Petrache Poenaru
Petrache Poenaru Romanian Engineer 1799 – 1875
#87,249
VC
Victor Capesius Romanian Pharmacist 1907 – 1985
#106,468
Constantin Daicoviciu
Constantin Daicoviciu Romanian Archaeologist 1898 – 1973
#112,781
Gheorghe Lazăr
Gheorghe Lazăr Romanian Education 1779 – 1821
#119,378
Vasile Pârvan
Vasile Pârvan Romanian Anthropologist 1882 – 1927
#121,770
Dimitrie Pompeiu
Dimitrie Pompeiu Romanian Mathematician 1873 – 1954
#128,938
Fritz Klein
Fritz Klein Romanian Physician 1888 – 1945
#150,514
Costin Nenițescu
Costin Nenițescu Romanian Chemist 1902 – 1970
#164,442
Petre Țuțea
Petre Țuțea Romanian Economist 1902 – 1991
#173,974
Gheorghe Vrânceanu
Gheorghe Vrânceanu Romanian Mathematician 1900 – 1979
#212,090
Dimitrie Brândză
Dimitrie Brândză Romanian Biologist 1846 – 1895
#234,408
HM
Hannah Monyer Romanian Professor Born 1957
#238,483
SP
Sorin Popa Romanian Mathematician Born 1953
#244,131
Dinu Adameșteanu
Dinu Adameșteanu Romanian Archaeologist 1913 – 2004
#246,427
Simion Mehedinți
Simion Mehedinți Romanian Geographer 1868 – 1962
#246,634
Traian Herseni
Traian Herseni Romanian Sociologist 1907 – 1980
#270,307
Ștefan Odobleja
Ștefan Odobleja Romanian Scientist 1902 – 1978
#285,492
Mihai Băcescu
Mihai Băcescu Romanian Zoologist 1908 – 1999
#302,185
VM
Virgil Măgureanu Romanian Sociologist Born 1941
#305,788
Alexandru Ciurcu
Alexandru Ciurcu Romanian Inventor 1854 – 1922
#333,058
DN
Dorin N. Poenaru Romanian Scientist Born 1936
#339,555
FF
Franz Friedrich Fronius Romanian Botanist 1829 – 1886
#342,324
Remus Răduleț
Remus Răduleț Romanian Engineer 1904 – 1984
#350,090
Ilie G. Murgulescu
Ilie G. Murgulescu Romanian Chemist 1902 – 1991
#350,192
Florian Aaron
Florian Aaron Romanian Academic 1805 – 1887
#357,819
Sabin Manuilă
Sabin Manuilă Romanian Sociologist 1894 – 1964
#361,270
TP
Tache Papahagi Romanian Professor 1892 – 1977
#366,711
Erasmus Julius Nyárády
Erasmus Julius Nyárády Romanian Botanist 1881 – 1966
#379,625
Iuliu Hațieganu
Iuliu Hațieganu Romanian Physician 1885 – 1959
#394,984
UȘ
Ursula Șchiopu Romanian Psychologist 1918 – 2015
#413,328
VC
Valeriu Cotea Romanian Botanist 1926 – 2016
#439,414
Petru Poni
Petru Poni Romanian Chemist 1841 – 1925
#466,399
Traian Brăileanu
Traian Brăileanu Romanian Sociologist 1882 – 1947
#482,309
Dumitru Berciu
Dumitru Berciu Romanian Anthropologist 1907 – 1998
#484,890
MM
Mircea Miclea Romanian Psychologist Born 1963
#504,099
SP
Sever Pop Romanian Academic 1901 – 1961
#514,247
Păun Otiman
Păun Otiman Romanian Economist Born 1942
#544,500
I. I. Mironescu
I. I. Mironescu Romanian Physician 1883 – 1939
#555,855
Iuliu Prodan
Iuliu Prodan Romanian Botanist 1875 – 1959
#560,648
Ion Th. Simionescu
Ion Th. Simionescu Romanian Palaeontologist 1873 – 1944
#588,390
Liviu Constantinescu
Liviu Constantinescu Romanian Physicist 1914 – 1997
#589,986
Dimitrie Grecescu
Dimitrie Grecescu Romanian Botanist 1841 – 1910
#613,592

By the numbers

Inside Romania Scientists & Academics

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Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous romania scientists & academics born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Romania Scientists & Academics peaked in the 1900s with 18 people.

What Romania Scientists & Academics Are Known For

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Physician are Romania Scientists & Academics's biggest group — 11% of all notables (10).

Romania Scientists & Academics over-index on sociologist — 50.3× the global rate.

  1. Physician10
  2. Academic9
  3. Engineer8
  4. Mathematician7
  5. Anthropologist6
  6. Economist5
  7. Chemist5
  8. Sociologist5
  1. Sociologist550.3×
  2. Anthropologist624.3×
  3. Engineer816.4×
  4. Economist516.1×
  5. Physician1014.7×
  6. Chemist514.3×
  7. Academic913.1×
  8. Mathematician712.5×

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