Eusebie Popovici (October 20, 1863–November 15, 1937) was an
Austro-Hungarian
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
-born
Romanian politician and teacher.
Born in
Rușii-Mănăstioara, a village southeast of
Suceava, he attended the
Suceava Gymnasium, followed by the
University of Innsbruck, from which he received a doctorate in philology. He taught Romanian and Latin at the
Cernăuți normal school (1889-1890) and at the Suceava Gymnasium (1890-1928); he was also principal of the Suceava girls’ high school. He authored a number of textbooks. Active in politics and culture, he founded a credit union in Suceava (1898) and a patriotic association (1908), which he led. He joined the Romanian Radical Party (1898), the Romanian National Party of Bukovina (1905) and the Christian Social Party of Bukovina (1908).
[Satco and Niculică, p. 158]
In 1918, he was at the forefront of the citizens of Suceava who demanded an end to Austrian rule. Elected a member of the Romanian National Council in October, he became its vice president the following month. In early November, he became mayor of Suceava, succeeding the Austrian incumbent and welcoming the Romanian Army upon its entry. He represented the city in the congress that voted for union with Romania on November 28. In 1920, he was leader of the
People's Party for Suceava County, later holding a similar position within the
National Liberal Party. He sat in the
Assembly of Deputies in 1920-1921 and in 1926–1927. He was again mayor of Suceava in 1926–1927.
After retiring from politics, he was in good health and remained active in public life. While getting off a train at
Suceava railway station
Suceava railway station ( ro, Gara Suceava), also known as Burdujeni, is a railway station located in Suceava, Romania, completed in 1902. Originally part of Burdujeni village (now a suburb of Suceava), it is located at No. 7, Nicolae Iorga Street. ...
, he slipped and fell, fracturing his leg, an incident some considered suspicious. He eventually died as a result. The funeral was attended by a large crowd of officials, ordinary citizens and former students, with 22 Orthodox priests performing the liturgy, led by
Visarion Puiu, and a military honor guard in attendance. He was buried in Suceava's central cemetery.
[Bocancea and Nacu, p. 189]
Notes
References
*Mihai Bocancea, Ionuț-Mihai Nacu, “Dorimedont (Dori) Popovici și Eusebie Popovici – fruntași ai luptei pentru unirea Bucovinei cu Patria Mamă”, in ''Cucuteni - 5000 Redivivus'', 13th edition, pp. 184–90. Chișinău: Tehnica-Info, 2019.
*Emil Satco, Alis Niculică (eds.), ''Enciclopedia Bucovinei'', Vol. III. Suceava: Editura Karl A. Romstorfer, 2018.
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1863 births
1937 deaths
People from Suceava County
Romanian Austro-Hungarians
Members of the Romanian Orthodox Church
Ethnic Romanian politicians in Bukovina
University of Innsbruck alumni
Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania)
People's Party (interwar Romania) politicians
National Liberal Party (Romania) politicians
Romanian schoolteachers
Heads of schools in Romania
Romanian textbook writers
Mayors of places in Romania