Alexandru Vulpe (June 16, 1931 – February 9, 2016) was a Romanian historian and

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of Artifact (archaeology), artifacts, architecture, biofact (archaeology), biofacts or ecofacts, ...

, member of the

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its bylaws, the academy's ma ...

and director of the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology.

Life

Vulpe was born in 1931 in Bucharest, the son of archaeologists and . He graduated from the Faculty of History of the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

in 1954, where he studied ancient history and classical

philology Philology () is the study of language in Oral tradition, oral and writing, written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also de ...

. In 1965, he became a scientific researcher at the Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology, and in 1968 earned his doctorate in history for ''Necropola hallstattiană de la Ferigile: Monografie arheologică'' (''The Hallstattian necropolis of Ferigile: Archaeological monograph''), supervised by Ion Nestor. Beginning in 1976, Vulpe was correspondent member of the

German Archaeological Institute The German Archaeological Institute (, ''DAI'') is a research institute in the field of archaeology (and other related fields). The DAI is a "federal agency" under the Federal Foreign Office, Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Status, tasks and ...

and member of the permanent council of the International Union for Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (IUPPS). In 2000, Vulpe was made a commander of the

Order of the Star of Romania The Order of the Star of Romania (Romanian: ''Ordinul Steaua României'') is Romania's highest civil Order and second highest State decoration after the Order of Michael the Brave. It is the oldest Order of Romania. It is awarded by the Preside ...

. In 2009, he was elected a titular member of the Romanian Academy.Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent
at the Romanian Academy site

References

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