Petru T. Mocanu (1 June 1931 – 28 March 2016) was a

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who was elected in 2009 as a titular member of the

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. Mocanu was born in Brăila. He studied at the Nicolae Bălcescu High School in Brăila, graduating in 1950. He then went to study mathematics at

Babeș-Bolyai University The Babeș-Bolyai University ( ro, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai , hu, Babeș-Bolyai Tudományegyetem, commonly known as UBB) is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. UBB has a long academic tradition, started by Universitas ...

in Cluj-Napoca, completing his

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in 1953, and his

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in 1959. His dissertation, written under the supervision of

Gheorghe Călugăreanu Gheorghe Călugăreanu (16 June 1902 – 15 November 1976) was a Romanian mathematician, professor at Babeș-Bolyai University, and full member of the Romanian Academy. He was born in Iași, the son of physician, naturalist, and physiologist D ...

, was titled ''Variational methods in the theory of univalent functions''. He continued as faculty at Babeș-Bolyai University, rising to the rank of Professor in 1970. Mocanu was an invited professor at the

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in 1966–1967, and the

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in 1992.

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External links

math.ubbcluj.ro/~pmocanu/
* 1931 births 2016 deaths People from Brăila Romanian mathematicians Titular members of the Romanian Academy Babeș-Bolyai University alumni Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University Complex analysts {{Europe-mathematician-stub