Gheorghe Cartianu-Popescu (8 August 1907–26 June 1982) was a

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n engineer. He was born in Borca,

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. After attending elementary school in his native commune and in

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, he went to high school in

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, graduating in 1926. Cartianu-Popescu then went to

Politehnica University of Bucharest Politehnica University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Politehnica din București) is a technical university in Bucharest, Romania. 200 years of activity have been celebrated lately, as the university was founded in 1818.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 ...

. He received his engineering degree from Politehnica University in 1932, and in 1968 he obtained a Ph.D. degree in engineering from the same university. Cartianu-Popescu designed the

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, which was built in 1933–1934. He was elected a corresponding member of the

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in 1963.Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent
at the Romanian Academy site In 1930, he married

Ana Cartianu Ana Cartianu (19 April 1908 – 24 April 2001) was a Romanian academic, essayist and translator. Biography She was born in Urșani village, in Horezu commune, Vâlcea County. She studied at Bedford College, London (1928–32), and received her de ...

, née Tomescu. He died in Bucharest in 1982.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cartianu-Popescu, Gheorghe 1907 births 1982 deaths People from Neamț County 20th-century Romanian engineers Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy Politehnica University of Bucharest alumni