Constantin Kirițescu (September 3, 1876 – August 12, 1965) was a

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n zoologist, educator and historian. Born and schooled in

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, 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.Ovidiu Bozgan and Cornel Beda, "Din corespondența lui Constantin Kirițescu", in ''Revista istorică'', Volume 7, p.271-75. Editura Academiei Române, 1996 Kirițescu was a teacher at Saint Sava High School. His name is most associated with ''Istoria războiului pentru reîntregirea României'' ("The History of the War That United Romania"), a 1922 account of the part played by Romania in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

.Maria Bucur, ''Heroes and Victims: Remembering War in Twentieth-century Romania'', p.81.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kiritescu, Constantin 1876 births 1965 deaths Scientists from Bucharest Romanian zoologists Romanian educational theorists 20th-century Romanian historians Historians of World War I Members of the Romanian Academy of Sciences Writers from Bucharest Romanian military historians