The Nicolae Iorga Institute of History ( ro, Institutul de Istorie „Nicolae Iorga”; abbreviation: IINI) is an institution of research in the field of

history History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

under the auspices of the

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ro, Academia Română ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its byl ...

. The institute is located at 1 Bulevardul Aviatorilor in

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History

Founded on 1 April 1937 by Romanian historian and its first director,

Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga (; sometimes Neculai Iorga, Nicolas Jorga, Nicolai Jorga or Nicola Jorga, born Nicu N. Iorga;Iova, p. xxvii. 17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a Romanian historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet ...

, it was first named the ''Institute for the Study of Universal History''. In 1948, it was renamed the ''History Institute of the Romanian People's Republic''; it acquired the present name in 1965. The building, inaugurated on 16 December 1939, was designed by architect

Petre Antonescu Petre Antonescu (June 29, 1873 - April 22, 1965) was a Romanian architect. Over the course of a career that spanned the first half of the 20th century, he established himself as a leader in the field within his country, helping define a national ...

, with

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es painted by .

Directors of the institute

(1937–1940) *

Gheorghe I. Brătianu Gheorghe (George) I. Brătianu (January 28 1898 – April 23–27, 1953) was a Romanian politician and historian. A member of the Brătianu family and initially affiliated with the National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875), National Liberal Par ...

(1940–1947) *

Andrei Oțetea Andrei Oțetea (–March 21, 1977) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian historian. Born in Sibiel, a village in the Mărginimea Sibiului region, Oțetea attended the local Romanian Orthodox school before entering the Hungarian State High S ...

(1947–1948) * Petre Constantinescu-Iași (1948–1953) * Victor Cheresteșiu (1953–1956) *

(1956–1970) *

Ștefan Ștefănescu Ștefan Ștefănescu (born 24 May 1929, Goicea, Dolj County) is a Romanian historian, titular member (since 1992) of the Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ro, Academia Română ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. ...

(1970–1989) * (1990–2001) * (2001–2006) * Eugen Denize (2006–2007) * Ovidiu Cristea (2007–present)

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Institutes of the Romanian Academy Anthropological research institutes Historical research institutes 1937 establishments in Romania Scientific organizations established in 1937 Buildings and structures completed in 1939 {{science-org-stub

History

Directors of the institute

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