Constantin Daicoviciu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Constantin Daicoviciu

Romanian historian and archaeologist (1898-1973)

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1898

Place of Birth: Constantin Daicoviciu, Caraș-Severin County, Romania

Date of Death: 27-May-1973

Profession: politician, historian, university teacher, archaeologist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Constantin Daicoviciu (Romanian pronunciation: [konstan'tin 'dajkovit??ju]; March 1, 1898, Cavaran – May 27, 1973, Cluj-Napoca) was a Romanian historian and archaeologist. He was rector (president) of Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj, and a member of the Romanian Academy. During the dictatorship of the Iron Guard he was dean of the philology department of the Sibiu University.
(Lavinia Betea, "Partea lor de adevar", 64) His son, Hadrian Daicoviciu (1932–1984) was also a historian. Since his death in 1973, the commune in the Banat where he was born in bears his name.