Mircea Puta (February 1, 1950 —July 26, 2007) was a

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, the 1983 recipient of the Simion Stoilow Prize of the

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. He is the author of over 190 articles and two books. Puta started his undergraduate studies at

West University of Timișoara The West University of Timișoara (; abbreviated UVT) is a public higher education institution located in Timișoara. Classified by the Ministry of National Education as a university of education and scientific research, UVT is one of the nine ...

in 1969, graduating in 1974. He earned his Ph.D. degree in 1979, under the supervision of Dan Papuc, after which he joined the faculty at his alma mater, becoming a Professor in 1993.

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