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Popescu
Popescu ( Francisized as Popesco) is a family name very common in Romania (derived from ''popă'', meaning priest). Used on its own, it may refer to: *Adrian Popescu, football (soccer) player *Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu, politician * Cezar Popescu, rugby union player * Constantin Popescu, politician * Corneliu M. Popescu, poet and translator *Cosmin Alin Popescu, university rector *Cristian Popescu (poet), poet *Cristian Dumitru Popescu, Romanian-American mathematician *Cristian Tudor Popescu, journalist and writer * Cristian Popescu Piedone, politician * Dan Popescu, comic book artist * Dan Ioan Popescu, politician * Daniel Popescu, footballer * David Popescu, soldier and politician * Dimitrie Popescu, rower * Dumitru Radu Popescu, writer and communist activist *Elvira Popescu, actress * Eugen-Cristian Popescu, high jumper *Florin Popescu, canoer *Gabriel Popescu (footballer), football player * Gabriel Popescu (scientist), scientist and engineer *Gheorghe Cartianu-Popescu, engineer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Popescu Piedone
Cristian Popescu Piedone (born 15 February 1963) is a Romanian convicted felon and politician who served as mayor of Bucharest's Sector 4 from 2008 until the 4 November 2015, when he resigned following the Colectiv nightclub fire and the subsequent 2015 Romanian protests. Biography Early life Before the Romanian Revolution, Cristian Popescu was the head waiter at a seaside restaurant. In 1990, he opened his own restaurant named ''Restaurantul Ciocârlia (''"Nightingale Restaurant"'')'' on the Dâmbovița River quay in Bucharest. Popescu joined the Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR) in 1994 after the youth wing of the party started congregating in his restaurant. He began studying at the Dimitre Gusti High School in Bucharest in 1991, at the age of 28, graduating four years later. He later continued his studies at the University of Petroșani, which he graduated in 2002. Local councilor In 2000, he was elected a member of the General Council of Bucharest on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Călin Constantin Anton Popescu-Tăriceanu (; born 14 January 1952) is a Romanian politician who was Prime Minister of Romania from 29 December 2004 to 22 December 2008. He was also president of the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the vice-president of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR), two positions he assumed in 2004. He previously served as the President of the Senate, the second position in the Romanian state, from 10 March 2014 until he resigned on 2 September 2019, having previously resigned from his own party, the PNL, and then becoming an independent senator. In July 2014, he established the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) which later merged with the Conservative Party (PC) in order to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE). Personal life Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu was born in Bucharest. His mother, Alexandrina Louiza, was of Greek ancestry–her mother was fully Greek while her father was half-Romanian, half-Greek. He has been marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Popescu (scientist)
Gabriel Popescu (October 24, 1971 — June 16, 2022) was a Romanian-American optical engineer, who was the William L. Everitt Distinguished Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was best known for his work on biomedical optics and quantitative phase-contrast microscopy. Biography Popescu was born on October 24, 1971, in Romania. He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in physics from the University of Bucharest in 1995 and 1996, respectively. He further obtained obtained a master's degree and a PhD in optics, in 1999 and 2002, respectively, from School of Optics at University of Central Florida. In 2002, he joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a postdoctoral researcher under the supervision of Michael Stephen Feld. In 2007, Popescu joined the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as an assistant professor and established the Quantitative Light Imaging (QLI) Laboratory. At this institution, he was affiliat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Popescu (footballer, Born 1919)
Gheorghe Popescu (8 August 1919 – 1 January 2001) was a Romanian footballer and also a manager. He played as a striker. Club career Gheorghe Popescu was born on 8 August 1919 in Bucharest, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1928 at Gloria. He started his senior career in 1935 at Divizia B club, Sportul Studențesc București where he worked with coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan, helping the team earn promotion to the first league at the end of the 1936–37 season. He made his Divizia A debut on 12 September 1937 in Sportul's 3–0 away loss in front of Gloria Arad. The highlights of his period spent with ''The Students'' were reaching the 1939 Cupa României final in which he played all the minutes in the 2–0 loss in front of Rapid București and a third place in the league at the end of the 1939–40 season in which he scored a personal record of 14 goals. In 1946, Popescu went to play for Carmen București, helping the team to a runner-up place in his singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elvira Popescu
Elvira Popescu (; in French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career Popescu was born in Bucharest, and studied drama at the Music and Drama Conservatory in her native city, under the guidance of and Aristizza Romanescu. In 1911 was making the first Romanian films to deal with fiction. He employed Popesco as well as other leading actors like Nottara and Romanescu. The first two films were called "Fatal Love" and "Spin a Yarn". No copies are known of these films. Popesco made her debut at the National Theatre Bucharest at age 16.Mari Români In 1912, she played herself in the movie ''Independența României'', directed by . In 1919 she became artistic director of the Excelsior Theatre.Ciobanu In 1921, Popescu started Teatrul Mic, which she managed in parallel with the Excelsior. In 1923, she starred in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gheorghe Popescu (footballer, Born 1967)
Gheorghe "Gică" Popescu (; born 9 October 1967) is a Romanian former professional football player who played as a defender. He notably played in La Liga where he is a former captain of FC Barcelona. He played for a string of European clubs in that period, including a four-year stint at PSV Eindhoven and winning the UEFA Cup with Galatasaray. He also played in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur, in Serie A with Lecce and in the Bundesliga with Hannover 96. In his native country he played for Universitatea Craiova, Steaua București and Dinamo București. In addition to his defensive skills, he was also capable of starting attacks deep from his own half. His tactical knowledge as a defender made him a valuable team member in top European competitions until he reached his late-thirties. He was a key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s and earned 115 caps, scoring 16 goals. He was present at 1990 World Cup, 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996, 1998 World Cup a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cosmin Alin Popescu
Cosmin Alin Popescu (born March 19, 1974 in Babșa, Timiș County) is a Romanian environmental scientist, University Professor and Rector of the Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine. Professor Popescu was reelected on January 17, 2020 for another 4 years as rector. Biography After leaving school Popescu studies Natural Science at the Faculty of Agriculture, specialising in environmental engineering (1998–1997). In order to deepen his knowledge of the subject he then took an internship at the University of Rennes in France studying the application of satellites to agricultural technology. There followed further qualifications in Environmental Technology and Cadastral Studies at the West University of Timișoara where he obtained a doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) and a post at the National Union of Realtors in Timișoara. Popescu then returned to the Faculty of agriculture at Banat University with the Chair of Geodesy and Cadastry, and also as Visiting Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristian Tudor Popescu
Cristian Tudor Popescu (; often referred to as CTP; born October 1, 1956) is a Romanian journalist, essayist, engineer, short-story writer and political commentator. Author of science fiction stories during his youth, he also hosted talk shows for various television stations, and had contributions as a literary critic and translator. Popescu was the editor-in-chief of ''Adevărul'', and, in 2005, he founded the newspaper '' Gândul'' in association with Mircea Dinescu. He was also the president of the Romanian Press Club until November 2006, when he resigned his office over an issue regarding the representation of journalists in the Club. He was re-elected president on February 10, 2007. Based on opinion polls, he was designated Romania's best journalist four years in a row 2005–2008. Biography A native of Bucharest, he graduated Politehnica University in 1981, majoring in automation engineering. Popescu began writing fiction during the communist regime, focusing on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irinel Popescu
Irinel Popescu, M.D. (born on 22 April 1953, Filiași) is a Romanian surgeon. He served as the manager of the Department of Surgery and Liver Transplantation at the . Career Popescu studied medicine at Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest and graduated in 1977. He became a Specialist Surgeon in 1983, and in 1990 he became a General Surgeon, obtaining a PhD from Carol Davila University. In 1997, Popescu, along with a group of other scientists, established Romtransplant, a professional organization for raising awareness of the importance of organs transplantation through several arranged national congresses. He teaches in the Faculty of Medicine of Carol Davila University. He became known in Romania after being performing the country's first liver transplant in 2000. In the following years, he performed and oversaw more than 450 liver transplants and 1,500 liver resections. He was also nominated to be the Expert of the European Council in matters of trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Ioan Popescu
Dan Ioan Popescu (; born March 10, 1948 in Ploieşti) is a Romanian businessman and politician. A chemical engineer, he served between 2001 and 2003 as Minister of Industry and between 2003 and 2004 as Minister of Economy, both in the Adrian Năstase cabinet. He is married and has one child. Biography He spent his childhood and teenage years in his home town, Ploieşti, completing primary education at General School no.8 and General School no.11, and graduating the Mihai Viteazul High School. From 1966 to 1971 he studied at the Faculty of Industrial Chemistry of the Polytechnic Institute in Bucharest. Developing a solid interest in academic work, he earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering in 1981, with a thesis on Phosphorus Nitrate Chlorides. While working on his Ph.D. thesis, he attended the courses of the Policy and Management University (1977–1980). From 1985 to 1989 he continued his studies at Ştefan Gheorghiu Academy. Between 1977 and 1985 he was a visiting professor a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumitru Radu Popescu
Dumitru Radu Popescu (; 19 August 1935 – 2 January 2023) was a Romanian novelist, poet, dramatist, essayist and short story writer. He was a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy and was, between 1980 and 1990, Chairman of the Romanian Writers' Union. His 1973 novel ''Vînatoarea Regală'' ("The Royal Hunt") was translated into English in 1988. His works have been described as " magical realism" and compared with those of Italo Calvino. Biography Born in Păușa village, Nojorid ( Bihor County), he attended the University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj, but left before completing his studies. Later, he studied at Babeș-Bolyai University (Faculty of Philology). He then worked as a reporter for the literary magazine ', from 1956 to 1969, and served as editor of ' magazine, from 1969 to 1982. From 1982 he was editor-in-chief of '' Contemporanul''. Since 2006, he has been the General Manager of the Romanian Academy's publishing house. Popescu received the Prize of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ion Popescu-Gopo
Ion Popescu-Gopo (; 1 May 1923 – 28 November 1989) was a Romanian graphic artist and animator, but also writer, film director, and actor. He was born in Bucharest, Romania. He was a prominent personality in the Romanian cinematography and the founder of the modern Romanian cartoon school. He was, together with Liviu Ciulei and Mirel Ilieșiu, one of the few Romanian film artists who won an award at the Cannes Film Festival in the 20th century. His film, " Scurtă Istorie" (''A Brief History''), won the ''Short Film Palme d'Or'' for best short film in 1957. His 1965 film, ''The White Moor'', was entered into the 4th Moscow International Film Festival, where he won the award for Best Director. In 1969 he was a member of the jury at the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1977 he was a member of the jury at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1983 he was a member of the jury at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Ion Popescu-Gopo attended (but never g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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