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Octav Meltecoin
Octav is a Romanian male given name that may refer to: *Octav Băncilă (1872–1944), Romanian realist painter *Octav Botez (1884–1943), Romanian literary critic and historian *Octav Botnar (1913–1998), businessman *Octav Cozmâncă (born 1947), Romanian politician *Octav Dessila (1895–1976), Romanian novelist and playwright *Octav Mayer (1895–1966), Romanian mathematician *Octav Onicescu (1892–1983), Romanian mathematician *Octav Sargețiu Octav Sargețiu (born Dumitru V. Popa; October 23, 1908–November 21, 1994) was a Romanian poet. Born in Vlad Țepeș, Călărași County, his parents Vișan Popa and Maria (''née'' Cristea) were peasants. He attended the normal school for te ... (1908–1994), Romanian poet See also * ''Octav'' (film), a 2017 Romanian drama film {{given name Romanian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Băncilă
Octav Băncilă (; 4 February 1872 – 3 April 1944) was a Romanian realist painter and left-wing activist. He was the brother of Sofia Nădejde, a feminist journalist, and the brother-in-law of Ioan Nădejde (an atheist and socialist thinker, editor of the magazine '' Contemporanul''). Biography Born in Botoşani, he remained an orphan at age 4, and was raised in Iaşi by his much older sister and her husband, who first encouraged Octav's talent and passion for art. After completing primary school, he entered the Fine Arts School in Iaşi, where he was taught by Gheorghe Panaiteanu Bardasare, Constantin Daniel Stahi, and Emanoil Bardasare, graduating in 1893. Between 1894 and 1897, he lived and studied abroad on a scholarship: first in Italy and France, and finally in Germany, where he studied under Nicholaos Gysis at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich (it is not known whether he ever graduated). Upon his return, he attempted to open a studio in downtown Ia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Botez
Octav Botez (born Panaite-Octavian Botez; May 15, 1884–September 25, 1943) was a Romanian literary critic and historian. Born in Iași, his father Panait was a general in the Romanian Army, his mother was Smaranda (''née'' Nastasachi) and his brother was Eugeniu Botez. He attended primary school in the Sărărie neighborhood, followed by the National College and then the literature faculty of the University of Iași, where he studied between 1901 and 1906. His first published work appeared in 1904 in Alexandru Dimitrie Xenopol's ''Arhiva'' review. He passed a qualifying examination in 1909 for French and philosophy, and taught high school from 1909 to 1913. In 1923, he earned a doctorate in philosophy, with a thesis on Xenopol as theoretician and philosopher of history, and was granted the title of docent in 1930. In 1927, Botez joined the faculty of his alma mater as an associate professor. In 1936, following the death of Garabet Ibrăileanu, he became a full professor i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Botnar
Octav Botnar (October 21, 1913 – July 11, 1998) was a self-made businessman who founded Datsun UK (later Nissan UK) and its associated car retail business Automotive Financial Group (AFG). He was a noted philanthropist. Early life Botnar was born in Chernivtsi, which was then called Czernowitz and was in Austria-Hungary. During his childhood, in 1918, Austria-Hungary was dissolved and the town was renamed Cernăuţi and became part of Romania. The town is still called Cernăuţi but is now in Ukraine. Botnar spent 1932 to 1936 in prison. Afterwards, he moved to France, where he joined the French Resistance and fought against the Nazis in World War II. He returned to Romania in 1946, where he remained until 1960. In 1966, he fled Communist Eastern Europe and ended up in Worthing in England, where he founded Datsun UK (now Nissan UK) in 1970. Datsun and Nissan UK Botnar had originally run the UK import business for the German manufacturer NSU, however this business was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Cozmâncă
Octav Cozmâncă (; born 22 September 1947) is a Romanian politician. A former member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD), he was a member of the Romanian Senate for Botoșani County from 1996 to 2008. In the Adrian Năstase cabinet, he was Minister of Public Administration from 2000 to 2003. Biography Born in Talpa village, now in Cândești Commune, Botoșani County, Cozmâncă graduated from the Law Faculty of the University of Bucharest in 1971. In 1960, he joined the ranks of the Union of Communist Youth (UTC) and in 1969 he became a member of the Romanian Communist Party (PCR). In 1980, he joined the central committee of the UTC. From 1983 to 1989, he was head coordinator at the general secretariat of the Romanian government. From 1989 to 1990, a period that spanned the fall of the Communist regime, he was an inspector for the government. From 1990 to 1992, working at the Culture Ministry, he directed the management of the trust for administering the national cultural patrim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Dessila
Octav Dessila (December 4, 1895 – July 29, 1976) was a Romanian novelist and playwright. Born in Bucharest, his parents were Iorgu Dessila, a ''Căile Ferate Române'' employee, and his wife Aristița (''née'' Gheorghiu). He was part of the first class to graduate from the military high school at Dealu Monastery, and became an officer in the Romanian Land Forces. His first novel was ''Dragomir Valahul'' (1927), followed by ''Zvetlana'' (1930), ''București, orașul prăbușirilor'' (1930), ''Neastâmpăr'' (1934), ''Turbă'' (1936), ''Cartea cu minciuni'' (1936), ''Două chemări'' (vol. I-II, 1936), ''Iubim'' (vol. I-III, 1941-1943) and ''Porți fără număr'' (vol. I-II, 1946). He also wrote plays: ''Un om care dă palme vieții'' (1938) and ''Mihai Viteazul'' (1967). He belonged to the Romanian Writers' Society from 1931 to 1948, winning its prize in 1935; he was also a member of the Romanian Writers' Union from 1967. In 1937, he won the Romanian Academy The Romanian Academ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Mayer
Octav Mayer ( – 9 September 1966) was a Romanian mathematician, the first to earn a doctorate in Romania. He completed his Ph.D. at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași in 1920; his thesis, written under the direction of Alexander Myller, was titled ''Contributions à la théorie des quartiques bicirculaires''. The Octav Mayer Institute of Mathematics of the Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ro, Academia Română ) 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 byl ... (located in Iași) is named after him. home page, retrieved 2014-07-16. References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Onicescu
Octav Onicescu (; August 20, 1892 – August 19, 1983) was a Romanian mathematician and a member of the Romanian Academy. Together with his student, Gheorghe Mihoc, he is considered to be the founder of the Romanian school of probability theory and statistics. Biography He was born in Botoșani, the son of Vlad Onicescu, from Ștefănești, Botoșani County, and Ana, from Oniceni, Neamț County. He graduated from the Botoșani A. T. Laurian High School in 1911 with a perfect average grade of 10. That same year, he entered the University of Bucharest, from where he graduated with degrees in mathematics and philosophy in 1913. From 1914 to 1916 he was a mathematics teacher at the military gymnasium of Dealu Monastery, near Târgoviște. From 1916 to 1918 he fought in World War I. In 1919, Onicescu went to study geometry at the University of Rome, under the guidance of Tullio Levi-Civita. He earned his PhD in June, 1920 for a thesis titled ''Sopra gli spazi einsteiniani a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav Sargețiu
Octav Sargețiu (born Dumitru V. Popa; October 23, 1908–November 21, 1994) was a Romanian poet. Born in Vlad Țepeș, Călărași County, his parents Vișan Popa and Maria (''née'' Cristea) were peasants. He attended the normal school for teachers in Călărași from 1921 to 1927, and from 1927 to 1938 was director of the primary school in Mîrzaci, Orhei County, in Bessarabia. Remaining in the province until the 1940 Soviet occupation, he edited ''Cuvânt moldovenesc'' magazine at Chișinău. He then moved to Bucharest, where he edited ''Albina'' magazine, ''Căminul cultural'' and ''Școala țăranului'' from 1940 to 1947; he also edited '' Viața Basarabiei'' there from 1940 to 1944. From 1948 to 1952, he headed the Al. I. Cuza popular athenaeum; from 1953 to 1956, he directed the Ștefan Gheorghiu cultural center. His first published work appeared in ''Brazda'' magazine in Călărași in 1927 under the pen name Dumitru Octav Sargețiu, which became his official name in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octav (film)
''Octav'' is a 2017 Romanian drama film directed by Serge Ioan Celebidachi, and produced by Adela Vrinceanu Celebidachi. The title refers to the film's main character. It was selected for the World Cinema section of the Montreal World Film Festival. ''Octav'' was the most successful domestic film at the Romanian box office in 2017. Synopsis After returning to his family home with the intention to sell the property, an elderly man becomes haunted by memories of his childhood and his former sweetheart. Cast * Marcel Iures as Octav * Dana Rogoz as Ana (19 years old) * Andi Vasluianu as Marcel * Maria Obretin as Vera * Victor Rebengiuc Victor Rebengiuc (; known in full as Victor-George Rebengiuc; born 10 February 1933) is a Romanian film and stage actor, also known as a civil society activist. Since 1957, he has been a member of the Bulandra Theater company, acting in more th ... as Spiridon * Lia Bugnar as Octave's mother * Ioan Andrei Ionescu as Octave's Father * Adrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
