Vasile Bogrea (October 8, 1881–September 8, 1926) was a

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philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

and

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Biography

Born in Târnauca,

Dorohoi County Dorohoi County, with its seat at Dorohoi, was a subdivision of the Kingdom of Romania and located in the region of Moldavia. Geography The county was located in the northeastern part of Greater Romania, in the north-eastern extremity of the Molda ...

, he attended school at

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from 1888 to 1902. He then studied at the letters and philosophy faculty of

Iași University The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in , Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former was converted to a university, the University of , as it was named ...

, graduating in 1906. He earned a doctorate in classical philology from

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in 1913. He taught Latin and Greek at the Boarding High School in

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. In 1920 he became a professor at the letters and philosophy faculty of

Cluj University Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

. That June, Bogrea was elected a corresponding member of the

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. His contributions appeared in ''Analele Dobrogei'', ''Anuarul Arhivei de Folclor'', ''Anuarul Institutului de Filologie Clasică'', ''Anuarul Institutului de Istorie Națională'', ''Cultura Poporului'', ''Dacoromania'', ''Grai și suflet'', ''Propilee literare'', ''Ramuri'' and ''Transilvania''. Together with

Sextil Pușcariu Sextil Iosif Pușcariu (4 January 1877 – 5 May 1948) was an Austria-Hungary, Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian linguist and philologist, also known for his involvement in administrative and party politics. A native of Brașov educated in France ...

, he helped establish the Museum of the Romanian Language (1919) and the Cluj Ethnographic Society (1923). He made important contributions to fields such as language history, lexicology, etymology, toponymy and anthroponymy. He authored some 300 works and studies. His journalistic activity was prolific, encompassing news, articles, essays, reviews, political pamphlets and feuilletons. He wrote epigrams, verses, maxims and reflections. He died in Vienna.Satco and Niculică, p. 243

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References

*Emil Satco, Alis Niculică (eds.), ''Enciclopedia Bucovinei'', Vol. I. Suceava: Editura Karl A. Romstorfer, 2018. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bogrea, Vasile 1881 births 1926 deaths People from Chernivtsi Oblast Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University Linguists from Romania Linguists of Romanian Romanian philologists Romanian schoolteachers Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy