Teodor D. Costescu (March 15, 1864 – March 25, 1939) was a

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 ...

n educator and politician. Costescu was born in

Rovinari Rovinari () is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, 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, ...

. After graduating from the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest (UB) () is a public university, public research university in Bucharest, Romania. It was founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princely Academy of Bucharest, P ...

with a degree in natural sciences, he became a teacher at

Craiova Craiova (, also , ) is the largest city in southwestern Romania, List of Romanian cities, the seventh largest city in the country and the capital of Dolj County, situated near the east bank of the river Jiu River, Jiu in central Oltenia. It i ...

in 1887. He then transferred to Traian High School in

Turnu Severin Drobeta-Turnu Severin (), colloquially Severin, is a city in Mehedinți County, Oltenia, Romania, on the northern bank of the Danube, close to the Iron Gates. It is one of six Romanian county seats lying on the river Danube. "Drobeta" is the name ...

, building up the new institution. He was responsible for several new school buildings in the local

Mehedinți County Mehedinți County () is a county () of Romania on the border with Serbia and Bulgaria. It is mostly located in the historical province of Oltenia, with one municipality (Orșova) and three communes (Dubova, Mehedinți, Dubova, Eșelnița, and Svi ...

. Costescu served the county as

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and, from 1912, Conservative-Democratic deputy. In 1934, he was elected an honorary member 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 ...

. He served as a general secretary in the Ministry of Industry.Carol II of Romania, Marcel-Dumitru Ciucă, Narcis Dorin Ion (eds.), ''Între datorie și pasiune: însemnări zilnice'', vol. I, p. 513. Bucharest: Editura Silex, 1995,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Costescu, Theodor 1864 births 1939 deaths People from Gorj County University of Bucharest alumni Romanian schoolteachers Heads of schools in Romania Honorary members of the Romanian Academy Prefects of Romania Members of the Senate of Romania Members of the Chamber of Deputies (Romania) Conservative-Democratic Party politicians People from the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia