Mircea Vulcănescu
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Mircea Vulcănescu (3 March 1904, Bucharest – 28 October 1952, Aiud) was a prominent Romanian philosopher, economist, and sociologist.
He studied Philosophy and Law at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1925. He started working towards a Ph.D. degree in Law and Sociology at the University of Paris, but dropped out, due to lack of funds. In the winter of 1927 he started collaborating at Gândirea.
From June 1935 to September 1937 he was director of the Customs Service, while in 1940 he was director of Casa Autonomă de Finanţare şi Amortizare. From January 27, 1941 to August 23, 1944, he was Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance, in the Ion Antonescu government.
After the establishment of the communist regime, he was arrested on August 30, 1946, tried as war criminal, and sentenced on October 9, 1946 to 8 years of prison. Incarcerated in Aiud, he died after 6 years, due to the harsh treatment he was subjected to.
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