Ioan-Aurel Pop
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Ioan-Aurel Pop (born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian historian. Pop was appointed Professor of History at Babeș-Bolyai University in 1996. He has since been Chairman of the Department of Medieval History and the History of Premodern Art at Babeș-Bolyai University. Since 2012, Pop has been Rector at Babeș-Bolyai University. In 2018 he was elected President of the Romanian Academy and re-elected in 2022.
His work is focused on researching the medieval history of Romanians and of Central and South-East Europe, including Romanian medieval institutions, Romanian-Slavic political formations in Transylvania, the relations of Romanians from Transylvania with the extra-Carpathian Romanian space, the Byzantine influence on Romanians, the relations of Transylvania with Central and Western Europe, and the ethnic and confessional structure of Transylvania.{{cite web |url=http://www.agentiadecarte.ro/2016/05/istoricul-ioan-aurel-pop-la-%E2%80%9Cintalnirile-spectactor%E2%80%9D/ |website=www.agentiadecarte.ro |access-date=20 February 2020 |language=ro| title=Istoricul Ioan-Aurel Pop, la "Întâlnirile SpectActor" |date=23 May 2016}} After the appearance of the book History and myth in the Romanian consciousness by Lucian Boia, Pop published a book in reply, partially rejecting the deconstructivist thesis of the Bucharest historian. He also developed alternative school textbooks for high school.Istorie. Clasa a X-a, [Coordonare] Cluj-Napoca, 1999 (ediția I), 2002 (ediția a II-a), 215 p. (in collaboration with Victor Moldovan)Istorie. Clasa a XI-a, Cluj-Napoca, 2005
Biography
Pop was born in Sântioana, Cluj County, Popular Republic of Romania. He went to school in Brașov, and then, after completing compulsory military service, he studied Medieval History between 1975 and 1979 at Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.
He gained his Ph.D. in history in 1989, with a thesis on "The Cenesial Assemblies of Transylvania in the 14th-16th centuries".[http://media.hotnews.ro/media_server1/document-2012-03-2-11647263-0-ioan-aurel-pop.pdf CV Ioan-Aurel POP], HotNews, 2012.{{Better source needed|date=February 2020}}
In 2010, Pop was awarded by then-President of Romania, Traian Băsescu, the {{ill|Order of Cultural Merit (Romania)|lt=Order of Cultural Merit|ro|Ordinul Meritul Cultural (România)}}, Knight rank.{{Citation | url=http://legislatie.just.ro/Public/DetaliiDocument/117778| title=Decret nr. 420| website=Legislatie.just.ro|publisher=Monitorul Oficial| date=7 April 2010 |language=ro| access-date=10 November 2021}} In 2015, he was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank.{{Citation| url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-22381596-ioan-aurel-pop-este-noul-presedinte-academiei-romane%20-in-2012-s-a-delimitat-de-verdictul-de-plagiat-dat-de-colegii-din-cnatdcu-lui-ponta.htm| title=Ioan Aurel Pop este noul președinte al Academiei Române| publisher=HotNews| date=5 April 2018| access-date=10 November 2021| language=ro| author=Raluca Pantazi| archive-date=18 May 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518170000/https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-22381596-ioan-aurel-pop-este-noul-presedinte-academiei-romane%20-in-2012-s-a-delimitat-de-verdictul-de-plagiat-dat-de-colegii-din-cnatdcu-lui-ponta.htm| url-status=dead}} In 2020, he was awarded by Margareta of Romania the Order of the Crown of Romania, Commander rank.{{Citation | url=https://r3media.ro/presedintele-academiei-romane-prof-ioan-aurel-pop-a-primit-marti-ordinul-coroana-romaniei-in-grad-de-comandor/| title=Președintele Academiei Române, prof. Ioan-Aurel Pop, a primit Ordinul Coroana României în grad de Comandor| author=Raluca Oanță| language=ro|publisher=R3media| date= 29 September 2020| access-date=10 November 2021}} In 2021, he was elected member of the Academia Europaea.{{cite web|title=Ioan-Aurel Pop|url=https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Pop_Ioan-Aurel|work=Member|publisher=Academia Europaea|access-date=2024-07-12}}
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Sources
- {{cite web |url=http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/Public/File/personal/CV_Ioan-Aurel_Pop.pdf |title=Ioan-Aurel Pop |publisher=Babeș-Bolyai University |access-date=August 31, 2019 }}
External links
- [http://hiphi.ubbcluj.ro/personal/ioan_aurel_pop.html Ioan-Aurel Pop] at the website of Babeș-Bolyai University
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Category:People from Cluj County
Category:Babeș-Bolyai University alumni
Category:University of Pittsburgh alumni
Category:21st-century Romanian historians
Category:Historians of Romania
Category:Romanian art historians
Category:Romanian medievalists
Category:Academic staff of Babeș-Bolyai University
Category:Rectors of Babeș-Bolyai University
Category:Presidents of the Romanian Academy
Category:Commanders of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
Category:Knights of the Order of the Star of Romania
Category:Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit (Romania)