Bârlad
Bârlad () is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the river Bârlad, which waters the high plains of Western Moldavia.
At Bârlad the railway from Iași diverges, one branch skirting the river Siret, the other skirting ...
– 19 January 1971, in
Bucharest
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) was a Romanian electrical engineer who contributed to the development of
energy engineering
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education in Romania and to the plan of electric networks building of Romania. He served as a dean to the then newly founded Faculty of Energy Engineering within the
Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Politehnica University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Politehnica din București) is a technical university in Bucharest, Romania. 200 years of activity have been celebrated lately, as the university was founded in 1818.Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu High School in Bârlad he enrolled into the
Polytechnic University of Bucharest
Politehnica University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea Politehnica din București) is a technical university in Bucharest, Romania. 200 years of activity have been celebrated lately, as the university was founded in 1818.World War II
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to the education of young
Jew
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s who were expelled from state universities.
In 1955 he was elected corresponding member of the
Romanian Academy
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According to its by ...
and in 1963 he was promoted to titular member of the academy.
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References
*M. Olteneanu, C. Rucăreanu, “Martin Bercovici—Un om între oameni“, Publisher of the Romanian Academy, 2001