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Dan Berindei

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Dan Berindei (3 November 1923 – 23 December 2021) was a Romanian historian. He was a titular member of the Romanian Academy from 1992 until his death.[1]

Biography

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A descendant of Prince Constantin Brâncoveanu,[2][3] he was born in Bucharest on 3 November 1923.[4] After attending the Clemența School, Berindei completed his secondary education at the Spiru Haret High School [ro]. He then studied history at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1945.

In February 1945 he married Ioana Berindei (1922–2008), the daughter of historian and politician Ion Hudiță [ro]. The two had a son, noted historian Mihnea Berindei (1948–2016). Their daughter, Ruxandra, was born in 1951 at Văcărești Prison, while her mother was incarcerated there by the communist authorities;[5] Berindei only saw his daughter after 11 months, while her mother was still detained at Mislea Prison.[6]

He obtained a doctorate in history from the University of Bucharest in 1969, with thesis "Orașul București, reședință și capitală a Țării Românești (1459–1862)". From 1955 to 1990 he was a researcher at the Nicolae Iorga Institute of History, after which he was a professor at the University of Bucharest and at Politehnica University of Bucharest.

Berindei died in Bucharest on 23 December 2021, at the age of 98,[2] and was buried in the city's Bellu Cemetery.[7]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ (in Romanian) Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent, at the Romanian Academy site
  2. ^ a b "Academicianul Dan Berindei a murit la vârsta de 98 de ani. Academia Română: Descendent al familiei Brâncoveanu, a avut un rol capital în istoria și cultura românească" (in Romanian). HotNews.ro. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ Diac, Cristina (6 December 2005). "Boierimea și boieria". Jurnalul Național (in Romanian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "BnF Catalogue général", Catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb127238480, retrieved 19 May 2020
  5. ^ "Ioana Hudiță Berindei". www.memorialsighet.ro (in Romanian). Memorial of the Victims of Communism and of the Resistance. June 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  6. ^ Saxone-Horodi, Liana (9 July 2012). "In memoriam Ioana Berindei". Observator Cultural (in Romanian). Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Academicianul Dan Berindei, trecut la cele veșnice la vârsta de 98 de ani, a fost înmormântat marți în Cimitirul "Șerban Vodă"-Bellu din Capitală"" (in Romanian). Basilica News Agency. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Casa Majestății Sale".