Mihai Viteazul National College, Bucharest Explained

Mihai Viteazul National College (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Colegiul Național Mihai Viteazul) is a high school located at 62 Pache Protopopescu Boulevard, Bucharest, Romania. One of the most prestigious secondary education institutions in Romania, it was named after the Romanian ruler Michael the Brave (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: [[Mihai Viteazul]]).

History

The school traces its origins to 1865, when Saint Sava National College was becoming overcrowded and two gymnasium classes were split off, marking the start of a separate institution. In 1867, Prince Carol decreed the establishment of Michael the Great Gymnasium, marking its legal beginning. For some 30 years, the school did not have its own building, moving around from place to place. It ultimately settled in the yard of the Lutheran Church. The students showed solidarity with the 1907 Romanian Peasants' Revolt. During the Central Powers’ occupation in World War I, the school was evacuated, its archive destroyed and classes suspended. Following the war, it was decided to construct a permanent building on land acquired by the Education Ministry in 1914.[1]

The cornerstone was laid in 1921 and work on the main building was largely completed by 1928. It was used as a field hospital in World War II. In the early years of the communist regime, the 1937 auditorium burned down during a spontaneous student protest,[1] which led to four students (including Sorin Bottez) being condemned to harsh prison sentences.[2] The chapel on the upper floor became and remains a gymnastics room, although the high windows retain cross shapes. Eventually, the school was again moved, while the building housed a workers’ school. It returned as School nr. 13, and was again named after Michael the Brave in 1969. It was declared a national college in 1996. In 2011, by which time there were 1,200 students, the building underwent a thorough restoration.[1]

The school building is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.[3]

Alumni and faculty

Alumni

Faculty

References

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Mihai Surdu, History at the Mihai Viteazul National College site
  2. Web site: Organizația Avram Iancu. Lăcrămioara. Stoenescu. România liberă. ro. October 2, 2009. October 31, 2021.
  3. Lista Monumentelor Istorice 2010: București
  4. Official biography
  5. Andrei Negru, Emil Pop, Zoltán Salánki, Florența Stăvărache, Silviu Totelecan, Sociologia clujeană interbelică. Repere teoretice și empirice, p. 14. Cluj-Napoca, Editura Argonaut, 2002,
  6. Sasu, vol. I, p. 679.
  7. .
  8. Marinache. Oana Mihaela. Cristofi Cerchez (1872–1955). Revista Arhitectura. 28 June 2012. 27 May 2015. Uniunii Arhitecților din România. Bucharest, Romania. Romanian.
  9. Nastasă, pp. 143–144
  10. [Victor Eftimiu]
  11. Ionel Maftei, Personalități ieșene: Omagiu (vol. I), pp. 207-08. Iași: Comitetul de cultură și educație socialistă al județului Iași, 1972
  12. Horia Gârbea, "Meseria de a scrie (la comandă)", in Revista 22, Nr. 992, March 2009
  13. Sasu, vol. I, pp. 639-40
  14. Biography at the Hidroelectrica site
  15. News: Cristian Tudor Popescu, jurnalist: "La chimie am trecut pentru că jucam handbal". ro. Carmen. Constantin. Adevărul. July 17, 2011. February 15, 2024.
  16. Web site: Onor la Generalul admirat ca fiind cel mai bun ministru postdecembrist al apărării naționale. ro. Ion. Petrescu. presamil.ro. Ministry of National Defence (Romania). April 24, 2023.
  17. Sasu, vol. II, pp. 677-79.
  18. Web site: Șerban Țițeica (1908–1985). ro. www.phys.uaic.ro. Faculty of Physics, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University. October 31, 2021.
  19. https://romania.europalibera.org/a/dorin-tudoran-decorat-de-președintele-iohannis/30698922.html "Dorin Tudoran, decorat de președintele Iohannis"
  20. George Bogdan-Duică (ed. Dumitru Petrescu), Studii și articole, pp. xlii–xliii. Editura Minerva, Bucharest, 1975
  21. Nastasă, pp. 259, 294
  22. [Alexandru Piru]
  23. Sasu, vol. I, pp. 707-08.
  24. Book: Aromâni, meglenoromâni, istroromâni: aspecte identitare și culturale. Adina. Bercin-Drăghicescu. Lozovanu. Dorin. Coman. Virgil. Editura Universității din București. 134–135. ro. 2012. 9786061601486.
  25. George Potra (1907–1990). Revista Istorică. 3. 1-2. 1992. Paul. Cernovodeanu. 189–190.
  26. [George Călinescu]
  27. Virgil Huzum, "I. M. Rașcu", in Revista Noastră. Publicație a Elevilor Colegiului Unirea din Focșani, Issue 2/1972, p. 30
  28. [Nicolae Iorga]
  29. Mihai Sorin Rădulescu, "O carte despre Ștefan Zeletin", in România Literară, Nr. 39/2002

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