Constantin Kirițescu

Constantin Kirițescu (September 3, 1876 August 12, 1965) was a Romanian zoologist, educator and historian. Born and schooled in Bucharest, he occupied successive posts in the Education Ministry, with education being a running theme of his diverse interests. He was among the founders of the Romanian Academy of Sciences.[1]

His name is most associated with Istoria războiului pentru reîntregirea României ("The History of the War That United Romania"),[1] a 1922 account of the part played by Romania in World War I.[2]

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ovidiu Bozgan and Cornel Beda, "Din corespondența lui Constantin Kirițescu", in Revista istorică, Volume 7, p.271-75. Editura Academiei Române, 1996
  2. Maria Bucur, Heroes and Victims: Remembering War in Twentieth-century Romania, p.81. Indiana University Press, 2009, ISBN 0253353785