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Most Famous Romanian Scientists & Academics

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

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Through the Decades

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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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