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The Nicolae Iorga Institute of History (; abbreviation: IINI) is an institution of research in the field of
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 ...
under the auspices of the
Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its bylaws, the academy's ma ...
. The institute is located at 1 Bulevardul Aviatorilor in
Sector 1 Sector 1 is an administrative unit of Bucharest located in the northern part of the city. It contains also the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. Sector 1 is thought to be the wealthiest sector in Bucharest. Like each of Bucharest sec ...
of
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
,
Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...
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History

Founded on 1 April 1937 by Romanian historian and its first director,
Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga (17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet and playwright. Co-founder (in 1910) of the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), he served as a member of Parliament ...
, it was first named the ''Institute for the Study of Universal History''. In 1948, it was renamed the ''History Institute of the Romanian People's Republic''; it acquired the present name in 1965. The building, inaugurated on 16 December 1939, was designed by architect
Petre Antonescu Petre Antonescu (June 29, 1873 – April 22, 1965) was a Romanian architect. Over the course of a career that spanned the first half of the 20th century, he established himself as a leader in the field within his country, helping define a na ...
, with
fresco Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...
es painted by .


Directors of the institute

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Nicolae Iorga Nicolae Iorga (17 January 1871 – 27 November 1940) was a historian, politician, literary critic, memoirist, Albanologist, poet and playwright. Co-founder (in 1910) of the Democratic Nationalist Party (PND), he served as a member of Parliament ...
(1937–1940) * Gheorghe I. Brătianu (1940–1947) * Andrei Oțetea (1947–1948) * Petre Constantinescu-Iași (1948–1953) * Victor Cheresteșiu (1953–1956) * Andrei Oțetea (1956–1970) * Ștefan Ștefănescu (1970–1989) *
Șerban Papacostea Șerban is a common name in Romania. It may be phonetically transcribed as Sherban or written without diacritics as Serban. It is also used by the Aromanians. Persons named Șerban include: Surname * Alina Șerban, Roma actress and writer * Andre ...
(1990–2001) * (2001–2006) * Eugen Denize (2006–2007) * Ovidiu Cristea (2007–present)


See also

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Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its bylaws, the academy's ma ...
* Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology * Iași Institute of Archaeology


External links

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References

Institutes of the Romanian Academy Anthropological research institutes History institutes 1937 establishments in Romania Scientific organizations established in 1937 Buildings and structures completed in 1939 {{intell-hist-stub