Hajongard cemetery (officially Central Cemetery, in Hungarian ''Házsongárdi temető'', from

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''Hasengarten''), on Avram Iancu Street, is one of the oldest cemeteries in

Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

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, founded in the sixteenth century. It is one of the most picturesque sights of the city. It covers an area of approximately .

Notable interments

Ion Agârbiceanu Ion Agârbiceanu (first name also Ioan, last name also Agărbiceanu and Agîrbiceanu; September 12, 1882 – May 28, 1963) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian writer, journalist, politician, theologian and Greek-Catholic priest. Born among the ...

(1882–1963), writer, journalist, politician, academician and archpriest *

János Apáczai Csere János Apáczai Csere (10 June 1625 – 31 December 1659) was a Transylvanian Hungarian polyglot, pedagogist, philosopher and theologian, famous for his work ''The Hungarian Encyclopedia'', the first textbook to be written in Hungarian.. The ...

(1625–1659), humanist scholar *

Gheorghe Avramescu Gheorghe Avramescu (26 January 1884 – 3 March 1945) was a Romanian Lieutenant General during World War II. In 1945, he was arrested by the NKVD on the Slovakian front and died in custody the next day. Early life Avramescu was born Botoșani ...

(1884–1945), Lieutenant General during World War II *

Miklós Bánffy Count Miklós Bánffy de Losoncz (30 December 1873 – 5 June 1950) was a Hungarian nobleman, liberal politician, and historical novelist. His books include '' The Transylvanian Trilogy'' (''They Were Counted'', ''They Were Found Wanting'' and '' ...

(1873–1950), writer, illustrator, scenographer and foreign minister of Hungary * Matei Boilă (1926–2015), politician and priest *

Sámuel Brassai Sámuel Brassai (15 June 1797 – 24 June 1897) was a Hungarian linguist and teacher sometimes called "The Last Transylvanian Polymath A polymath ( el, πολυμαθής, , "having learned much"; la, homo universalis, "universal human") ...

(1797–1897), linguist and teacher *

Nicolae Bretan Nicolae Bretan ( hu, Bretán Miklós, translit=; 25 March 1887 – 1 December 1968) was a Romanian opera composer, baritone, conductor, and music critic. Biography Bretan was born in Năsăud. He studied at the Conservatory of Cluj (1906– ...

(1887–1968), opera composer, baritone, conductor, and music critic *

Constantin Daicoviciu Constantin Daicoviciu (; March 1, 1898 – May 27, 1973) was a Romanian historian and Archaeology, archaeologist, professor at the Babeș-Bolyai University, University of Cluj, and titular member of the Romanian Academy. He was born in Constant ...

(1898–1973), historian, archaeologist, professor, and communist politician *

Aurel Ciupe Aurel Ciupe (May 16, 1900 – July 18, 1988), was a Romanian painter, educator, and museum director. He authored numerous portraits, and landscape paintings, and worked within the Fauvism movement. Ciupe was a professor at the Institute of Fine ...

(1900–1985), painter *

Doina Cornea Doina Cornea (; 30 May 1929 – 3 May 2018) was a Romanian human rights activist and French language professor. She was a dissident during the communist rule of Nicolae Ceaușescu. She was co-founder of the Democratic Anti-totalitarian Forum of ...

(1929–2018), human rights activist and French language professor * (1847–1925), composer, conductor, and teacher *

Iuliu Hațieganu Iuliu Hațieganu (April 14, 1885 – September 4, 1959) was a Romanian internist doctor particularly recognized for research done in the field of tuberculosis. He founded in Cluj a valuable school of internal medicine. Today, Cluj University of ...

(1885–1959), physician *

Jenő Janovics Jenő Janovics (8 December 1872 – 16 November 1945) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 33 films between 1913 and 1920. He also wrote for 30 films between 1913 and 1918. He was the found ...

(1872–1945), actor, scenarist, and director *

Aureliu Manea Aureliu Manea (4 February 1945, Bucharest – 13 March 2014, Galda de Jos) was a Romanian theatre director, actor, and writer. Life Aureliu Manea studied theatre directing under Radu Penciulescu (1930–2019) at the Caragiale National University ...

(1945–2014), theatre director, actor, and writer * (1921–2005), essayist, critic, historian, and literary theorist *

Lajos Martin Lajos Martin (30 August 1827 – 4 March 1897) was a Hungarian mathematician and engineer, known by his works in transportation and aerodynamics. Life and work He was the seventh son of a wine grower. After completing his studies in the Roman ...

(1827–1897), mathematician and engineer *

Imre Mikó Count Imre Mikó de Hidvég (4 September 1805 – 16 September 1876) was a Hungarian statesman, politician, economist, historian and patron from Transylvania, who served as Minister of Public Works and Transport between 1867 and 1870. He was on ...

(1805–1876), governor of

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

* John Paget (1808–1892), English agriculturist and author on Hungary *

Tiberiu Popoviciu Tiberiu Popoviciu (February 16, 1906–October 29, 1975) was a Romanian mathematician and the namesake of Popoviciu's inequality and Popoviciu's inequality on variances. The Tiberiu Popoviciu High School of Computer Science in Cluj-Napoca is ...

(1906–1975), mathematician *

Emil Racoviță Emil Gheorghe Racoviță (; 15 November 1868 – 19 November 1947) was a Romanian biologist, zoologist, speleologist, and Antarctic explorer. Together with Grigore Antipa, he was one of the most noted promoters of natural sciences in Romani ...

(1868–1947), savant, explorer, and founder of biospeleology *

Raluca Ripan Raluca Ripan (27 June 1894 – 5 December 1972) was a Romanian chemist, and a titular member of the Romanian Academy. She wrote many treatises, especially in the field of analytical chemistry. Biography She was born in Iași, in the Moldavia reg ...

(1894–1972), chemist

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