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Razvan Theodorescu
Member of the Romanian Academy
Minister of Culture and Cults
Born: May 22, 1939, in Bucharest
Bachelor, two children
Education
- 1955-1963 - Faculty of History, University of Bucharest (studies
interrupted between 1959-1961, being excluded from the University on political
grounds. Employed all this time as a non-qualified worker)
- 1968 - Specialization in France
Academic Activity
- 1972 - PhD in historical Sciences of the University of Bucharest
- 1993 - Corresponding Member of the Romanian Academy
- since November 2000 - Full Member of the Romanian Academy
Professional Activity
- 1963-1987 - Scientific Researcher at the Romanian Academy Institute of Arts
History
- 1972-1977 - Deputy Director of the Institute of Arts History
- 1990 - Professor at the University of Fine Arts, Bucharest
- 1990-1992 - General Director of the Romanian Television Society
- 1992-2000 - Member of the National Audiovisual Council
- 1994-2000 - General Secretary of the International Association of South-East European Studies
(AISEE)
- 1995 - Rector of the Academy for Studies on History of Culture and Religions
- Since 1995 - head of UNESCO chair of South-East European Studies at the University of Fine Arts
- Since 2000 - Rector of "Media" University
- Since November 2000 - Senator, Iasi Ward
- Since December 28, 2000 - Minister of Culture and Cults
Publishing Activity
University courses
- History of the European Civilization, University of Fine Arts
- History of Romanian Ancient Art, University of Fine Arts
- Art Typology in Christian East, University of Fine Arts
Published Works
- "Byzance, Balkans, Occident at the beginnings of Romanian Medieval Culture" (X-XIV Centuries), Romanian Academy Publishing House, 1974
- "A Millennium of Art at Danube's Mouth (400-1400)", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1976
- "Medieval Itineraries", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1979
- "The Stone of the Three Prelates", Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1979
- "Approaching the History", Sport-Turism Publishing House, Bucharest, 1980
- "Romanians' Civilization between medieval and modern. The Image Horizon (1550-1800)", I-II, Meridiane Publishing House, Bucharest, 1992
- "Roads to yesterday", Publishing House of the Romanian Cultural Foundation, Bucharest, 1992
- "The 900 days of manipulation", Tinerama Publishing House, Bucharest, 1994
- "The Moldavian Mural Painting of XV and XVI Centuries", UNESCO Publishing House, Bucharest, 1995
- "Romanians and Balkanians in the South-East European Civilization", Encyclopedic Publishing House, Bucharest, 1999
- "A Touch of History", Publishing House of the Romanian Cultural Foundation, Bucharest, 1999
- Over 600 studies and articles published in various magazines in Romania and abroad
Affiliations
- Corresponding Member of the Archeological Society of Athens (since 1990)
- Honorary Member of the Academic Society (since 1997)
- Member of the New York Academy of Sciences (since 1998)
- Corresponding Member of the European Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters
(since 1998)
Orders and Awards
- Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters of the French Republic (1997)
- Laureate of Bernier Prize of the Institute of France
- "Nicolae Balcescu" Prize of the Romanian Academy
- "Herder" Prize of the University of Vienna
- "Nicolae Iorga" Prize of the International Ecumenical Center for
Spiritual Dialogue
- Prize of "Flacara" Revue
Address
- Official: Ministry of Culture and Cults, 1, Piata Presei Libere,
Sector 1, 71341 Bucharest, Phone: +40-1-222.3723, Fax: +40-1-223.4951
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