List of purged members of the Romanian Academy

In 1948, the new Romanian Communist regime undertook a political purge of the members of the Romanian Academy. In all, 113 members were removed that June, representing over two-thirds of the total membership at the beginning of the year. Fifty-five members of the "old" academy, mainly scientists, were admitted into the "new" one. In 1990 and 1994, following the Romanian Revolution, 97 of the purged members were restored to the academy, post-mortem. This list presents the names of the purged members, along with the names of those who died in prison and those who spent time in prison.

Purged members (113) Titular members (26) Literature section (8) Nameyear electedPetre Antonescu1945Lucian Blaga1936Theodor Capidan1935Dumitru Caracostea1938Ștefan Ciobanu1918Nichifor Crainic1940Ion Petrovici1934Constantin Rădulescu-Motru1923Otiman, p.122

History section (14) Nameyear electedNicolae Bănescu1936Gheorghe I. Brătianu1942Nicolae Colan1942Alexandru Costin1948Silviu Dragomir1928Dimitrie Gusti1919Alexandru Lapedatu1918Ioan Lupaș1916Simion Mehedinți1915Petre P. Negulescu1936Ion Nistor1915Niculae M. Popescu1923Radu R. Rosetti1934Victor Slăvescu1939

Sciences section (4) Nameyear electedHoria Hulubei1946Gheorghe Ionescu-Sisești1936Constantin Motăș1948Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen1923

Corresponding members (58) Literature section (20) Nameyear electedIon Agârbiceanu1919Nicolae Bagdasar1943Ioan A. Bassarabescu1909Marcu Beza1923Ștefan Bezdechi1945Constantin Brăiloiu1946Tiberiu Brediceanu1937Mihail Codreanu1942Onisifor Ghibu1919George Giuglea1936Pantelimon Halippa1918Adrian Maniu1933Alexandru Marcu1940Basil Munteanu1939Ion Mușlea1947Marin Simionescu-Râmniceanu1919Florian Ștefănescu-Goangă1937Ilie Torouțiu1936Alexandru Tzigara-Samurcaș1938Tudor Vianu1935

History section (19) Nameyear electedVictor Bădulescu1945Romulus Cândea1929Mihail Costăchescu1939Virgil Drăghiceanu1926George Fotino1945Vasile Grecu1936Scarlat Lambrino1934Sabin Manuilă1938Constantin Marinescu1928Ștefan Meteș1919Petre Panaitescu1934Zenovie Pâclișanu1919Vespasian Pella1941Nicolae Petrescu1945Ion Răducanu1936Nicolae Al. Rădulescu1948Teofil Sauciuc-Săveanu1945Gheorghe Tașcă1926Anibal Teodorescu1945

Sciences section (19) Nameyear electedIon Atanasiu1940Eugen Botezat1913Nicolae Caranfil1940Alexandru Ciucă1946Dumitru Combiescu1946Gogu Constantinescu1920Mihai David1935Mihail Gușuleac1937Dragomir Hurmuzescu1916Nicolae Ionescu-Sișești1939Vintilă Mihăilescu1939Iuliu Moldovan1920Costin Nenițescu1945Octav Onicescu1938Ștefan Procopiu1948Petre Sergescu1937Sabba Ștefănescu1946Paul Teodorescu1938Victor Vâlcovici1936Otiman, p.123

Honorary members (29) Nameyear electedConstantin Angelescu1934Theodor Angheluță1948Axente Banciu1948Nicolae Bălan1920Mircea Cancicov1937Dimitrie Ciotori1936Negoiță Dănăilă1939Nicolae Donici1922Dionisie Germani1945Vasile Gheorghiu1938Arthur Gorovei1940Peter Hänggi2015Emil Hațieganu1945Prince Nicholas Hohenzollern1929Iuliu Hossu1945Constantin Karadja1946Constantin Lacea1939Ion Lapedatu1936Iuliu Maniu1919Gheorghe G. Mironescu1939Ioan Papp1946Traian Pop1948Constantin Popovici1946Nichita Smochină1942Marius Sturza1938Virgil Șotropa1943Gheorghe Tătărescu1937Grigore Tăușan1939George Udrischi1946Traian Vuia1946

Purged members who died in prison (9) Nameyear electedclassborndiedprisonGheorghe I. Brătianu1942titular18981953SighetAlexandru I. Lapedatu1918titular18761950SighetRadu R. Rosetti1934titular18771949VăcăreștiVictor Bădulescu1945corresponding18921953SighetAlexandru Marcu1940corresponding18941955VăcăreștiZenovie Pâclișanu1919corresponding18861958JilavaGheorghe Tașcă1926corresponding18751951SighetMircea Cancicov1937honorary18841958Râmnicu SăratIuliu Maniu1919honorary18731953Sighet

Purged members who were incarcerated (30) Nameyear electedclassarrestedreleasedprison(s)Dumitru Caracostea1938titular19501955SighetNichifor Crainic1940titular19461952Jilava, Văcărești, AiudSilviu Dragomir1928titular19501955SighetIoan Lupaș1916titular19501955SighetConstantin Motâș1948titular19561956AiudIon Nistor1915titular19501955SighetIon Petrovici1934titular19491958AiudConstantin Rădulescu-Motru1923titular19491949Turnu SeverinVictor Slăvescu1939titular19501955SighetGeorge Fotino1945corresponding19501952Jilava, SighetOnisifor Ghibu1919corresponding19451945CaracalPantelimon Halippa1918corresponding19501957Sighet, AiudȘtefan Meteș1919corresponding19501955SighetIuliu Moldovan1920corresponding19501955SighetIon Răducanu1936corresponding19591963SighetTeofil Sauciuc-Săveanu1945corresponding19501955SighetFlorian Ștefănescu-Goangă1937corresponding19501955SighetAnibal Teodorescu1945corresponding19501957JilavaPaul Teodorescu1938corresponding19501954Jilava, AiudEmil Hațieganu1945honorary19501955Gherla, Sighet, Jilava,Văcărești, Ocnele MariIuliu Hossu1945honorary19491955Căldărușani, SighetGheorghe Tătărescu1937honorary19501955SighetOtiman, p.123-24

Notes

References Păun Otiman, "1948 - Anul imensei jertfe a Academiei Române", in Academica, Nr. 4 (31), December 2013, p.115-124