Teodor Burada, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Teodor Burada

Romanian folklorist, ethnographer and musicologist.

Date of Birth: 03-Oct-1839

Place of Birth: Iași, Iași County, Romania

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1923

Profession: ethnographer, musicologist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Teodor T.
Burada (3 October 1839–17 February 1923) was a Romanian folklorist, ethnographer and musicologist and member of the Romanian Academy (elected in 1878, the first musician to achieve this position).In 1884 he unearthed fragments of pottery and terracotta figurines near the village of Cucuteni, Iasi County, which led to the discovery of the Cucuteni-Trypillian culture, a major Neolithic archaeological culture.Burada played the violin, studying at Iasi Conservatory (1855-60) and the Paris Conservatory (1861-65).
He traveled widely in Eastern Europe on concert tours, and took the opportunity in his travels to collect folklore material, especially among Romanian communities.
His publications include material on music education and many other musical topics.
He was the editor of Dictionar muzical (c.
1862–75), the earliest Romanian dictionary of music.