Dimitrie Gusti
Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and voluntarist philosopher / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dimitrie Gusti (Romanian pronunciation: [diˈmitri.e ˈɡusti]; 13 February 1880 – 30 October 1955) was a Romanian sociologist, ethnologist, historian, and voluntarist philosopher; a professor at the University of Iași and the University of Bucharest, he served as Romania's Minister of Education in 1932–1933. Gusti was elected a member of the Romanian Academy in 1919, and was its president between 1944 and 1946. He was the main contributor to the creation of a new Romanian school of sociology.
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Dimitrie Gusti | |
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Born | (1880-02-13)February 13, 1880 |
Died | October 30, 1955(1955-10-30) (aged 75) |
Resting place | Eternitatea Cemetery, Iași |
Occupation | Academic |
Known for | Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Iași Humboldt University of Berlin University of Leipzig |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Sociology |
Institutions | University of Iași University of Bucharest |
Doctoral students | Petre Andrei |
Notable students | Mircea Vulcănescu Miron Constantinescu Henri H. Stahl Lena Constante |
Minister of Public Instruction, Religious Affairs and the Arts | |
In office 9 June 1932 – 13 November 1933 | |
Prime Minister | Alexandru Vaida-Voevod Iuliu Maniu |
Preceded by | Ion Lugoșianu |
Succeeded by | Constantin Angelescu |
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He was a prominent member of the Peasants' Party, and later of the National Peasants' Party into which the former had merged.