__NOTOC__ George Barițiu National College () is a high school located at 10 Emil Isac Street,

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

, Romania, named after

George Bariț George Bariț (often rendered as George Barițiu, ; 4 June 1812 – 2 May 1893), was an ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Tr ...

. Nearly a year after the

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, the school opened in October 1919 by order of the Directing Council, making it the first Romanian high school in Cluj.

Alexandru Ciura Alexandru Ciura (15 November 1876 – 2 March 1936) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian journalist, short story writer and priest. Born in Abrud, Ciura was descended from a long line of Greek-Catholic priests in the Țara Moților region of ...

was the inaugural director. The school periodical was published beginning in 1923. In 1940, following the

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, which returned

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, including Cluj, to

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, two Romanian sections functioned in the same building, one for boys and another for girls, the latter until 1942; neither used the Barițiu name. In 1941, these were merged into a co-educational state school. In 1944, after the Hungarian occupation ended, the old name was restored and the school initially operated with eight classes of boys. It was then co-educational from 1945 to 1947.History
at the George Barițiu National College site In 1948, after the onset of the

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, the name of Barițiu was again dropped. In 1950, the school moved into its current building, previously a commercial high school for boys. Girls were again admitted in 1955, and the Barițiu name returned in 1957. In 1977, it became an industrial high school. In 1990, following the

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, this status ended, and the school began to focus on mathematics, physics, Romanian and Italian. It was declared a national college in 2000.

People

Faculty

* Laszlo AlexandruItalian Department
at the George Barițiu National College site * *

Ion Chinezu Ion Chinezu (August 15, 1894 – December 10, 1966) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian literary critic and translator. Biography Born in Sântana de Mureș, Mureș County, in the Transylvania region, his parents Ion Chinezu and Ana (''n� ...

Alumni

* Ion I. Agârbiceanu *

Ioan Alexandru Ioan Alexandru (; born Ion Șandor , December 25, 1941 – September 16, 2000) was a Romanian poet, essayist and politician. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, he became a founding member and vice-president of the Christian Democratic Nation ...

* *Teodor Boșca *

Petru Creția Petru Creția (January 21, 1927–April 15, 1997) was a Romanian essayist, poet and translator. Born in Cluj, his parents were Aurel, a civil servant, and his wife Călina (née Humița). He started at George Barițiu High School in his nativ ...

* * Tudor Drăganu *

Emil Giurgiuca Emil Giurgiuca (December 27, 1906–March 3, 1992) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian poet. Born in Diviciorii Mari, Cluj County, in the Transylvania region, his parents were Ioan Giurgiuca, a priest, and his wife Pelaghia (''née'' Băie� ...

* *

Ion Negoițescu Ion Negoiţescu (; also known as Nego; 10 August 1921 – 6 February 1993) was a Romanian literary historian, critic, poet, novelist and memoirist, one of the leading members of the Sibiu Literary Circle. A rebellious and eccentric figure, Negoi ...

* * *

Ion Rațiu Ion Rațiu (; 6 June 1917 – 17 January 2000) was a Romanian lawyer, diplomat, journalist, businessman, writer, and politician. In addition, he was the official presidential candidate of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚCD ...

Notable Alumni
at the George Barițiu National College site * * *

Petre Țuțea Petre Țuțea (; 6 October 1902 – 3 December 1991) was a Romanian philosopher, journalist, and economist. Biography Early years and the Legionary Movement Petre Țuțea was born in the village of Boteni, Muscel County (now in Argeș ...

Notes

References

*Aurel Sasu (ed.), ''Dicționarul biografic al literaturii române'', vol. I. Pitești: Editura Paralela 45, 2004.

External links

Official site
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