Nicolae Bocșan (24 September 1947 – 19 June 2016) was a Romanian historian who specialized in the

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

of the

Eastern Orthodox Church The Eastern Orthodox Church, officially the Orthodox Catholic Church, and also called the Greek Orthodox Church or simply the Orthodox Church, is List of Christian denominations by number of members, one of the three major doctrinal and ...

in the

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and

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

and who also wrote extensively about the Revolution of 1848 in Transylvania. He was a member of the history faculty of the

Babeș-Bolyai University The Babeș-Bolyai University ( , , commonly known as UBB) is a public research university located in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Established in 1581 as Academia Claudiopolitana, it underwent several reorganizations over the centuries, eventually taking ...

and served as rector of the university 2004–2008.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bocssan, Nicolae 1947 births 2016 deaths Romanian historians of religion Historians of Christianity People from Bocșa Babeș-Bolyai University alumni Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University Rectors of Babeș-Bolyai University