Dan Berindei (3 November 1923 – 23 December 2021) was a Romanian historian. He was a titular member of the Romanian Academy from 1992 until his death.

Biography

A descendant of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu, he was born in Bucharest on 3 November 1923. After attending the Clemența School, Berindei completed his secondary education at the . He then studied history at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1945. In February 1945 he married Ioana Berindei (1922–2008), the daughter of historian and politician . The two had a son, noted historian

Mihnea Berindei Mihnea Berindei (22 March 1948 – 19 June 2016) was a Romanian-born French historian. He was born in Bucharest, the son of historian Dan Berindei, and studied at the Faculty of History of the University of Bucharest from 1966 to 1970. Under the ...

(1948–2016). Their daughter, Ruxandra, was born in 1951 at Văcărești Prison, while her mother was incarcerated there by the communist authorities; Berindei only saw his daughter after 11 months, while her mother was still detained at Mislea Prison. He obtained a doctorate in history from the University of Bucharest in 1969, with thesis "Orașul București, reședință și capitală a Țării Românești (1459–1862)". From 1955 to 1990 he was a researcher at the Nicolae Iorga Institute of History, after which he was a professor at the University of Bucharest and at Politehnica University of Bucharest. Berindei died in Bucharest on 23 December 2021, at the age of 98, and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.

Honours

* Romanian Royal Family: Knight of the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House

References

1923 births 2021 deaths Writers from Bucharest University of Bucharest alumni 20th-century Romanian historians 21st-century Romanian historians Titular members of the Romanian Academy Academic staff of the University of Bucharest Academic staff of the Politehnica University of Bucharest Burials at Bellu Cemetery {{Romania-historian-stub