Grigoriu Ștefănescu (11 February 1836 – 20 February 1911) was a

Wallachia Wallachia or Walachia (; ; : , : ) is a historical and geographical region of modern-day Romania. It is situated north of the Lower Danube and south of the Southern Carpathians. Wallachia was traditionally divided into two sections, Munteni ...

n-born

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

n geologist, mineralogist paleontologist. Ștefănescu was elected a titular member of the

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) 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 bylaws, the academy's ma ...

in 1876. From 1897 to 1898, he served as rector of the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

.Galeria Rectorilor Universității din București
at the University of Bucharest site

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1836 births 1911 deaths Academic staff of the University of Bucharest Rectors of the University of Bucharest Titular members of the Romanian Academy Romanian geologists Mineralogists Romanian paleontologists {{Geologist-stub