Ferdinand I National College ( ro, Colegiul Național "Ferdinand I") is a high school in

Bacău Bacău ( , , ; hu, Bákó; la, Bacovia) is the main city in Bacău County, Romania. At the 2016 national estimation it had a population of 196,883, making it the 12th largest city in Romania. The city is situated in the historical region of ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, located at 45 George Bacovia Street. Established in 1867, the school's early years were marked by a lack of faculty, a permanent building and teaching material. The first graduating class finished in 1871, and the first dedicated building was finished in 1891. That year, the school was named the Prince Ferdinand Gymnasium. This was changed to Prince Ferdinand High School when a new grade was added in 1897. It was known as Ferdinand I High School from 1914, when its namesake acceded to the

Romanian throne The King of Romania ( Romanian: ''Regele României'') or King of the Romanians (Romanian: ''Regele Românilor''), was the title of the monarch of the Kingdom of Romania from 1881 until 1947, when the Romanian Workers' Party proclaimed the Romani ...

, until 1948, when the

Communist regime A communist state, also known as a Marxist–Leninist state, is a one-party state that is administered and governed by a communist party guided by Marxism–Leninism. Marxism–Leninism was the state ideology of the Soviet Union, the Cominte ...

changed the name. For two decades after that point, the school had no particular name. In 1967, for its centenary, it was named after

George Bacovia George Bacovia (; the pen name of Gheorghe Vasiliu ; – 22 May 1957) was a Romanian symbolist poet. While he initially belonged to the local Symbolist movement, launched as a poet by Alexandru Macedonski with the poem and poetry collection ( ...

, a former student. In 1997, the school acquired its present name.Despre Despre Colegiul Național Ferdinand I
at the Ferdinand I National College site Former faculty include

Garabet Ibrăileanu Garabet Ibrăileanu (; May 23, 1871 – March 11, 1936) was a Romanian-Armenians in Romania, Armenian Literary criticism, literary critic and theorist, writer, translator, sociologist, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, University of Iași professor ...

, Dimitrie D. Pătrășcanu, Gheorghe Dima,

Vasile Pârvan Vasile Pârvan (; 28 September 1882, Huruiești, Perchiu, Huruiești, Bacău County – 26 June 1927, Bucharest) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist. Biography Vasile Pârvan came from a modest family, being the first child of the teach ...

and Grigore Haralambie Grandea. Aside from Bacovia, former students include

Solomon Marcus Solomon Marcus (; 1 March 1925 – 17 March 2016) was a Romanian mathematician, member of the Mathematical Section of the Romanian Academy (full member from 2001) and emeritus professor of the University of Bucharest's Faculty of Mathematics. H ...

Toma Caragiu Toma Caragiu (; (21 August 1925 – 4 March 1977) was a prolific Greek-born Romanian theatre, television and film actor. He was born in an Aromanian family from the village of Chroupista (since 1926 renamed Argos Orestiko) in the region of Mace ...

Radu Beligan Radu Beligan (; 14 December 1918 – 20 July 2016) was a Romanian actor, director, and essayist, with an activity of over 70 years in theatre, film, television, and radio. On 15 December 2013, confirmed by Guinness World Records, the actor receiv ...

, Constantin Arseni,

Gheorghe Cartianu-Popescu Gheorghe Cartianu-Popescu (8 August 1907–26 June 1982) was a Romanian engineer. He was born in Borca, Neamț County. After attending elementary school in his native commune and in Dobrovăț, Iași County, he went to high school in Bacău, ...

, Eugen Uricaru, Vladimir Hanga, Diana Lupescu, Nicolae Șova,

Gheorghe Platon Gheorghe is a Romanian given name and surname. It is a variant of George, also a name in Romanian but with soft Gs. It may refer to: Given name * Gheorghe Adamescu * Gheorghe Albu * Gheorghe Alexandrescu * Gheorghe Andriev * Gheorghe Apostol ...

and

Constantin Avram Constantin Avram (February 19, 1911 – February 20, 1987) was a Romanian structural engineer. Born in Ciumași, Bacău County, his parents Nicolai and Maria were peasants; in addition, his father was a mechanic for '' Căile Ferate Române''. The ...

. Corneliu Bob
"Centenarul Prof. emerit Constantin Avram, membru corespondent al Academiei Române"
in ''Revista Academiei de Științe Tehnice din România'', filiala Timișoara, nr. 19, 2011 The old school building is listed as a

historic monument A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: Județul Bacău
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