Ștefan Ciobanu


Ștefan Ciobanu was a Romanian historian and academician, author of some important works about ancient Romanian literature, Romanian culture in Basarabia under Russian occupation, Bessarabian demography, fervent advocate of the introduction of the Romanian language in the schools of Bessarabia, vice-president of the Romanian Academy between 1944–1948. He served as Minister of Education of the short-lived Moldavian Democratic Republic.

Biography

Ciobanu was born on November 11, 1883, Talmaza and died on February 28, 1950 in Bucharest. He studied at the Kiev University. Ștefan Ciobanu served as the Minister of Education in Pantelimon Erhan Cabinet, Daniel Ciugureanu Cabinet, and Petru Cazacu Cabinet. He died in Bucharest in 1950.

Works