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
prefect
Prefect (from the Latin ''praefectus'', substantive adjectival form of ''praeficere'': "put in front", meaning in charge) is a magisterial title of varying definition, but essentially refers to the leader of an administrative area.
A prefect' ...
,
senator
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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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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