Constantin Giurescu (10 August 1875–28 October 1918) was a

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n historian. In 1914, he became a titular member of the Romanian Academy.

Biography

Giurescu was born in Chiojdu, Buzău County and studied at the

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. He graduated in July 1898 from the

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with a diploma in Philosophy and Letters. He taught history at the Unirea High School in

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from 1898 to 1902. In 1900 he met Elena Antonescu (b. 1880), the daughter of Costache Antonescu, a local merchant, and married her in January 1901. In October of that year they had a son, Constantin C. Giurescu, who went on to become a noted historian. In 1902–1903 Giurescu was the principal at the Hasdeu High School in

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. After a stay in

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, he settled in

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, where he taught at the Cantemir Vodă High School, starting in 1906. In 1909 he joined the faculty at the

. That year he was elected corresponding member of the

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, and în 1912 he became titular member of the academy. He died in Bucharest as a result of the

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."Dinu C. Giurescu: 'Bunicul a murit de gripă spaniolă'"
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'', November 9, 2009; accessed July 31, 2013 There is a bust of Giurescu in Odobești; a school in Chiojdu is named after him.

Works

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Giurescu, Constantin 1875 births 1918 deaths People from Buzău County University of Bucharest alumni Romanian schoolteachers Heads of schools in Romania 20th-century Romanian historians University of Bucharest faculty Titular members of the Romanian Academy Deaths from Spanish flu Infectious disease deaths in Romania