Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (born Ion A. Rădulescu; 14 August 1870 – 14 March 1945) was a

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n pedagogue.

Biography

Born in 1870 in

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, he studied for six years at

Leipzig University Leipzig University (), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany. The university was founded on 2 December 1409 by Frederick I, Electo ...

, obtaining his doctorate in philosophy in July 1901 with thesis
Über das Leben und die Philosophie Contas
'. He then became a professor at 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 ...

, and was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy in 1919. A contributor to ''

Convorbiri Literare ''Convorbiri Literare'' () is a Romanian literary magazine published in Romania. It is among the most important journals of the nineteenth-century Romania. History and profile ''Convorbiri Literare'' was founded by Titu Maiorescu in 1867. The ma ...

'' and ''România Jună'' magazines, he helped popularize knowledge of pedagogy in his country. Among his works are a biography of

Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (; ; ; 12 January 1746 – 17 February 1827) was a Swiss pedagogue and educational reformer who exemplified Romanticism in his approach. He founded several educational institutions both in German- and French-speaking ...

, a book on the phenomenon of education, and one on the problems of Romanian culture. He was a follower of

Titu Maiorescu Titu Liviu Maiorescu (; 15 February 1840 – 18 June 1917) was a Romanian literary critic and politician, founder of the ''Junimea'' Society. As a literary critic, he was instrumental in the development of Culture of Romania, Romanian culture in ...

's ideas. His wife Elena was a girls' school director; he had a daughter and two sons, including Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu, who became diplomats. Florica Dimitrescu
"Școala Centrală de fete la 150 de ani"
, in ''

România Literară ''România Literară'' is a cultural and literary magazine from Romania. In its original edition, it was founded on 1 January 1855 by Vasile Alecsandri and published in Iași until 3 December 1855, when it was suppressed. The new series appeared ...

'', Nr. 11/2001

Publications

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Radulescu-Pogoneanu, Ion 1870 births 1945 deaths People from Pogoanele Romanian educational theorists Romanian essayists Academic staff of the University of Bucharest Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy Leipzig University alumni Heads of schools in Romania Romanian schoolteachers