Ion Ciocan (born February 19, 1850,

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– September 6, 1915,

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) was a politician and professor from

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. He served as member of the

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(1896–1901, 1903–1915).Gavrilă Tomi, „Ion Ciocan. La 90 de ani de la trecerea sa în nefiinţă” în Arhiva Someşană, nr.4/2005

Biography

Ion Ciocan was born on February 19, 1850,

, then in the

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. He graduated from the

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in 1874. He worked for ''Albina'' in Budapest (1874–1878) and after 1878 for a school from

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. In 1886 became the president of the ''Fondurile şcolare năsăudene''. He was a member of the

(1896–1901, 1903–1915). He also taught

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at the

(1898–1909).Katalin Kese, „Istoricul catedrei de Filologie română din Budapesta” in Tribuna, nr 17/1995

Awards

* He received the cross of the Knights of the

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, 1890

References

Bibliography

*Gavrilă Tomi, ''„Ion Ciocan. La 90 de ani de la trecerea sa în nefiinţă”'' în Arhiva Someşană, nr.4/2005 *Ioan Păcurariu, ''„Ion Ciocan. Viaţa, caracteristica, moartea şi funerariile lui”'', în Raportul al LIII-lea despre gimnaziul superior fundaţional din Naszód-Năsăud pentru annul şcolar 1915–1916, publicat de: Ioan Gheţie, director gimnazial *Katalin Kese, ''„Istoricul catedrei de Filologie română din Budapesta”'' in Tribuna, nr 17/1995 {{DEFAULTSORT:Ciocan, Ion 1850 births 1915 deaths People from Bistrița-Năsăud County Educators from Austria-Hungary Romanian Greek-Catholics Budapest University alumni Romanian writers Ethnic Romanian politicians in Transylvania