Alexandru Vulpe (June 16, 1931 – February 9, 2016) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist, member 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 ...

and director of the

Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology The Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology ( ro, Institutul de Arheologie "Vasile Pârvan" ) is an institute of the Romanian Academy, located in Bucharest, Romania and specialized in prehistory, ancient history, classical archeology and medieval ...

Life

Vulpe was born in 1931 in Bucharest, the son of archaeologists and . He graduated from the Faculty of History of the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea din București), commonly known after its abbreviation UB in Romania, is a public university founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princel ...

in 1954, where he studied ancient history and classical

philology Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics (with especially strong ties to etymology). Philology is also defined as th ...

. In 1965, he became a scientific researcher at the

, and in 1968 earned his doctorate in history for ''Necropola hallstattiană de la Ferigile: Monografie arheologică'' (''The Hallstattian necropolis of Ferigile: Archaeological monograph''), supervised by

Ion Nestor Ion Nestor (25 August 1905, Focșani – 29 November 1974, Bucharest) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist. In 1955, he became a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy. Biography After attending Unirea High School in Focșani, he purs ...

. Beginning in 1976, Vulpe was correspondent member of the

German Archaeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (german: Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office of Germany ...

and member of the permanent council of the

International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences The International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (IUPPS) is a learned society, linked through the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies to UNESCO, and concerned with the study of prehistory and protohistory. ...

(IUPPS). In 2000, Vulpe was made a commander of the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the defunct Order of Michael the Brave. It is awarded by the President of Romania. It has five r ...

. In 2009, he was elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy.Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent
at the Romanian Academy site

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vulpe, Alexandru 1931 births 2016 deaths Archaeologists from Bucharest 20th-century Romanian historians University of Bucharest alumni Titular members of the Romanian Academy Commanders of the Order of the Star of Romania