George Tofan
| George Tofan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 November [O.S. 17 November] 1880 Bilca, Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
15 July 1920 (aged 39) Cernăuţi |
| Nationality |
Austro-Hungary Romania |
| Alma mater | Chernivtsi University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | journalist |
| Political party | National Moldavian Party |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
George Tofan (5 November [O.S. 17 November] 1880, Bilca - 15 July 1920, Cernăuţi) was a writer and official from Austro Hungary, Moldavian Democratic Republic, and Romania.[1] He was the editor in chief of Şcoala magazine (1907); also, George Tofan was a journalist and official in Chişinău.[2][3]
Biography
George Tofan was born on 5 November [O.S. 17 November] 1880, in Bilca (Austria-Hungary), studied in Suceava (1892–1900) and graduated from the Chernivtsi University (1904). He contributed to „Junimea literară” (1904), Viața Românească (1906), „Patria”, and „Foaia poporului” (1909). On 31 January 1909 he became the president of the Teacher Training Resource Centre “George Tofan”. Also, he was the secretary of "Societatea pentru Cultura şi Literatura Română în Bucovina". In 1914, George Tofan was appointed as an inspector for the Romanian private schools and director of a school from Bazargic (today Dobrich). In 1917, together with Onisifor Ghibu, George Tofan edited Şcoala Moldovenească in Chişinău; there he was a founder of the National Moldavian Party. On 6 November 1918 he was appointed as school inspector in Chişinău and in April 1919 Tofan was "Departamentul Instrucţiunii Publice din Bucovina" in Cernăuţi.[4]
Honours
- Teacher Training Resource Centre “George Tofan”, Suceava[5]
- "George Tofan" Publishing House, Suceava[6]
References
Works
- „Avram Iancu, viaţa şi activitatea lui”, 1901
