Ștefan Ciobanu (born November 11, 1883 – February 28, 1950) was a

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and

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, author of some important works about ancient

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in Basarabia under Russian occupation, Bessarabian demography, fervent advocate of the introduction of the

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in the schools of Bessarabia, vice-president of the

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between 1944–1948. He served as Minister of Education (1917–1918) of the short-lived

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Biography

Ciobanu was born on November 11, 1883 in Talmaza, at the time in Tighina County, Bessarabia,

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, now in

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. He studied at

Kiev University Kyiv University or Shevchenko University or officially the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ( uk, Київський національний університет імені Тараса Шевченка), colloquially known as KNU ...

(1907-1912). Ciobanu served as the Minister of Education in the

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, the Daniel Ciugureanu Cabinet, and the Petru Cazacu Cabinet. He died on February 28, 1950 in

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Works

* "La continuité roumaine dans la Bessarabie annexée en 1812 par la Russie", ''Bulletin de la Section historique de l'Académie roumaine'', nr. 1/1920 * ''Cultura românească în Basarabia sub stăpânirea rusă'', Chișinău, 1923 * "Biserici vechi din Basarabia din bibliotecile rusești", ''Anuarul Comisiei Monumentelor istorice. Secția Basarabia'', Chișinău, 1924 * ''Chișinăul'' (monografie). Chișinău, 1925 * ''Dimitrie Cantemir in Rusia, Cultura Natională'', București,1925. * ''Basarabia''. Monografie sub îngrijirea lui Ștefan Ciobanu. Chișinău, 1926 * ''Cetatea Tighina// Anuarul Comisiunii monumentelor istorice. Secția Basarabia''. Chișinău, 1928 * ''Documente din Basarabia'' (with P. Visarion, Șt. Berechet; C. Tomescu, L.T. Boga), vol.1 -2, Chișinău, 1928 -1938 * ''Unirea Basarabiei. Studiu și documente cu privire la mișcarea națională din Basarabia la anii 1917–1918''. București, 1929 * ''Mânăstirea Țigănești''. Chișinău, 1931 * ''Din istoria mișcării naționale în Basarabia''. Chișinău, 1933 * ''Din legaturile Culturale Romano-Ucrainiene: Ioannichie Galeatovschi si Literatura Romaneasca Veche'',Imprimeria Nationala, Bucuresti,1938. * ''Inceputurile Scrisului in Limba Româneasca'', Imprimeria Națională, București,1941. * ''Introducere în Istoria Literaturii Române, Orientări Metodologice'', Ed. Casa Școalelor,1944 * ''Istoria Literaturii Române Vechi'', Imprimeria Națională, București,1947; Ed. Eminescu 1989, * ''La Bessarabie. Sa population, son passé, sa culture''. Bucarest, 1941; Ed. rom.: Basarabia. Populația, istoria, cultura. Chișinău, Ed. Știința, 1992 * "Un decument inedit din timurile lui Ștefan cel Mare", ''Revista istorică Română'', vol. XIY, fasc. I, 1944 * "Domnitorul Moldovei Petru Rareș în literatura rusă veche", ''Revista istorică Română'', vol. XIY, fasc. III, 1945

Bibliography

* Rusu, Dorina N., Membrii Academiei Române, 1866–1999, Editura Academiei Române, București, 1999,

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Ștefan Ciobanu

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