Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu

Ion A. Rădulescu-Pogoneanu (born Ion A. Rădulescu; 1870–1945) was a Romanian pedagogue.

Born in Pogoanele, Buzău County, he was a professor at the University of Bucharest and was elected a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy in 1919. A contributor to Convorbiri Literare and România Jună magazines, he helped popularize knowledge of pedagogy in his country. Among his works are a biography of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, a book on the phenomenon of education and one on the problems of Romanian culture. He was a follower of Titu Maiorescu's ideas.[1] His wife Elena was a girls' school director; he had a daughter and two sons, including Victor Rădulescu-Pogoneanu, who became diplomats.[2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Marcel D. Popa, Dicționar enciclopedic, vol.2, p.42. Bucharest: Editura Enciclopedică, 1993, ISBN 978-973450-143-4
  2. ↑ (Romanian) Florica Dimitrescu, "Şcoala Centrală de fete la 150 de ani", in România Literară, Nr. 11/2001