Mircea Vulcănescu
Mircea Aurel Vulcănescu (3 March 1904, Bucharest – 28 October 1952, Aiud) was a Romanian philosopher, economist, ethics teacher, sociologist and convicted war criminal.
Biography
He studied philosophy and law at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1925. He was then more attracted to sociology, due to his field experiences (monograph campaigns) under the coordination of professor Dimitrie Gusti. Gusti became one of his most admired mentors, alongside Nae Ionescu. He was also Gusti's assistant at the University of Sociology in Bucharest. He started working towards a Ph.D. degree in law and sociology at the University of Paris, but dropped out later. In the winter of 1927 he started collaborating with Gândirea.
From June 1935 to September 1937 he was director of the Customs Service, while in 1940 he was director of Casa Autonomă de Finanțare și Amortizare. From January 27, 1941 to August 23, 1944, he was undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance, in the Ion Antonescu government.[1]
After King Michael's Coup, he was arrested on August 30, 1946, tried as a war criminal, and sentenced on October 9, 1946 to 8 years in prison.[1]
Controversies
According to Zigu Ornea, Vulcănescu considered himself a sympathizer of the Iron Guard.[2] Other scholars considered him to be "a supporter of discrimination based on ethnicity",[3] which "supported spiritually and morally the antisemitism of the government."[4]
Family
He was married twice: to Anina Rădulescu-Pogoneanui, and to Margareta Ioana Niculescu.[5] He had three daughters: Mariuca, Vivi, and Sandra.[6]
Main Works
- The Theory and Sociology of Economic Life. Prolegomena to the Study of Morphological Economy of a Village, 1932
- The Eleventh Hour, 1932
- The Two Romanias, 1932
- The War for Reuniting Kin, 1938
- The Social Appearance of Two Counties, 1938
- The Romanian Dimension of Existence, 1943
References
- 1 2 Diaconescu, Ioana. "Deţinutul K 9320: Mircea Vulcănescu" (in Romanian). Romania literara. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ Ornea, Zigu (2009). Anii treizeci. Extrema dreaptă românească (in Romanian). Editura Samuel Tastet.
- ↑ Moraru, Ovidiu (2005). "Intelectualii români si "chestia evreiasca"" (in Romanian). Romania culturala. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ Florian, Alexandru (June 24, 2014). "Mircea Vulcănescu şi memoria publică" (in Romanian). Revista 22. Retrieved October 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Şcoala Centrală de fete la 150 de ani" (in Romanian). Romania literara. 2001. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Vicleim in patru acte" (in Romanian). Formula AS. 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2014.