Horia-Roman Patapievici

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Horia Roman Patapievici (born March 18, 1957, Bucharest) is one of the most apreciated Romanian writer after 1989.

He graduated from University of Bucharest's Faculty of Physics in 1981, university degree about lasers. Post-graduate, Faculty of Philosophy, thesis " Philosophyc imaginary of physics. Pierre Duhem case". Scientific researcher (1986-1994), university assistant (1990-1994), director of Center for german studies, University of Bucharest - Faculty of Philosophy (1994-1996).

Scholarships:
Tempus - Paris (École Pratique des Hautes Études, Ve Section, November-December 1992),
Goethe Institut - Frankfurt am Main (Stipendium zur wissenschaftilchen aus - und fortbildung in Deutschland, December 1994 - June 1995),
Eminescu Trust - Oxford (Oriel College: September 1999).

Very important social activity. He was a member of the National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives (2000-2005). He resigned with Andrei Plesu from this position in protest against political pressures on the committee. President of Romanian Cultural Institute since 2005, lecturer, visiting professor, tv producer for TVR-Cultural (Romanian national television, cultural channel) - "Idei in libertate" (2002), "Inapoi la argument" (2005), director of "Idei in Dialog"(ID) revue, member of Group for Social Dialogue (GDS), Pen Club/Romania, Romanian Writers Association/Romania, one of the founders of Research Group for Essentials in European Modernity, honorary member of Ludwig von Mises Institute/Romania. Press debut in 1992, "Contrafort" revue, contributions in the following revues: 22, LA&I, Dilema (now Dilema Veche), Orizont, Vatra, Secolul 20, ID. Permanent contributions in 22 (1993-2003), LA&I (2003-2004), Dilema Veche (2004-2005) and ID (since 2005)