Iulian Pop

{{Short description|Austro-Hungarian politician}}

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|name = Iulian Pop

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|office = Mayor of Cluj-Napoca

|term_start = 19 January 1919

|term_end = 13 April 1923

|predecessor = Position Created

|successor = Aurel Moga (interim)

|birth_date = {{birth date|1880|3|12|df=y}}

|birth_place = Buduș, Beszterce-Naszód County, Austria-Hungary

|death_date = {{death date and age |1923|11|22|1880|3|12|df=y}}

|death_place = Cluj, Kingdom of Romania

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|nationality = Romanian

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|alma_mater = Franz Joseph University

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|profession = Lawyer

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|awards = Order of the Star of Romania, Officer rank

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Iulian Pop (12 March 1880 – 22 November 1923) was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian lawyer and politician, who became the first Romanian mayor of Cluj on 19 January 1919, a month after Transylvania became part of the Romanian state. He remained mayor until 13 April 1923, when he resigned for health reasons and was succeeded on an interim basis by {{ill|Aurel Moga|ro|Aurel Moga (politician)}}.{{cite web|url=https://gazetadecluj.ro/peste-40-de-clujeni-au-tocit-fotoliul-de-primarie/|title=Peste 40 de clujeni au "tocit" fotoliul de primărie|language=ro|newspaper=Gazeta de Cluj|date=12 July 2012|access-date=24 August 2020}}

During his term in office, the Romanian University in Cluj, Upper Dacia was opened on 2 March 1920. Moreover, methane gas began to be introduced to the city, the Capitoline Wolf Statue was unveiled, the bridge over the Someșul Mic River in Michael the Brave Square was built, and massive projects for rebuilding streets and schools were undertaken. On 28 September 1921, Pop unveiled the Capitoline Wolf Statue in the city center, in the presence of over 25,000 residents. In recognition of his achievements as mayor, in 1922 King Ferdinand I awarded Pop the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer rank.{{cite web|url=http://scolicluj.hi2.ro/CE_files/html/dr_iulian_pop.htm|title=Dr. Iulian Pop – primar al Clujului între anii 1919–1923| language=ro|first=Liliana|last=Roman|publisher=Colegiul Economic "Iulian Pop" Cluj-Napoca|access-date=24 August 2020}}

In his honor, in 2001 a high school in Cluj-Napoca was named the "Iulian Pop Economic College".{{cite web| url=http://scolicluj.hi2.ro/CE_files/html/istoric.htm|title=Scurt istoric| language=ro|publisher=Colegiul Economic "Iulian Pop" Cluj-Napoca|access-date=26 August 2020}}