Romanian chemist
Constantin Cândea (Romanian pronunciation:
[konstanˈtiŋ ˈkɨnde̯a] ; December 15, 1887 – March 4, 1971) was a
Romanian chemist, professor of Chemistry,
Ph.D. , engineer, and later
Rector at the
Polytechnic University of Timișoara (formerly the Polytechnic School of Timișoara) between 1946 and 1947.
[1]
Life
Born in
Mărgineni ,
Bacău County , Cândea graduated from
Prince Ferdinand High School in
Bacău in 1907, and in 1911 from Königlich Bayerische Technische Hochschule München, now
Technical University Munich .
Constantin Cândea and Maria (Antoniade) Cândea in 1943
He was married to
Maria Cândea , née Antoniade, a teacher of
French with higher education in France, who was
headmistress of the Queen Marie High School of Pedagogy for Girls (now Queen Marie National College of Pedagogy) in
Ploiești .
[2]
[3]
In the first year of activity of the Polytechnic School of Timișoara initiated by the Royal Decree No. 4822 of November 11, 1920 of
King
Ferdinand I , Professor Ph.D. Eng. Constantin Cândea created the Chemistry Laboratory and Professor Ph.D. Eng. Constantin Stăncescu initiated the Physics Laboratory.
[4]
Cândea was
corresponding member of the
Romanian Academy of Sciences since December 21, 1935 and full member since December 20, 1936.
[5] : 51, 133, 189
[6] He was
Rector of the
Polytechnic University of Timișoara (formerly Polytechnic School of Timișoara) between 1946 and 1947.
[1] In 1967 he was awarded the
Order of Labor [
ro ] , 3rd class.
[7]
He died at the age of 83 and was buried in the
Bellu Cemetery , figure 4, in Bucharest.
Work
Cândea published numerous works, including:
Separation of copper group metals ,
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry , vol.96, no.7,
ISSN
1618-2642 , pp. 276–276, 1934
Separation of the acidic sulfides of the other compounds of the sulphide precipitation ,
Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry , vol.97, no.3,
ISSN
0937-0633 , pp. 118–118, 1934
Separation of the acidic sulfides of the other compounds of the sulphide precipitation , Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol.97, no.3-4, pp. 118–118, 1934
Lead , Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol.110, no.5, pp. 206–208, 1937
Qualitative analysis , Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol.108, no.9, pp. 340–345, 1939
Fuels and petroleum based fuels , Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol.118, no.5, pp. 208–222, 1939
Methane in connection with national defense ,
[8]
[5] : 238, 257 Bulletin of the Academy of Sciences of Romania No. 10, 1942
Condensation of oxibenzaldehyde and nitrobenzaldehyde with 2.7 dinitrofluorura ,
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry , vol.75, no.12,
ISSN
1434-1948 , pp. 2017–2018, 1942
Organic nitrogen compounds , Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, vol.125, no.1, pp. 48–57, 1943
The reaction of methane with zinc chloride ,
Angewandte Chemie , vol.56, no. 35–36,
ISSN
0044-8249 , pp. 247–248, 1943
References
^
a
b (in Romanian) Coleta de Sabata, Ioan Munteanu - Remember: Professors of Polytechnic School of Timișoara, Timișoara: Helicon Publishing House, 1993,
ISBN
973-9133-44-4 , p. 4
^ Paul D. Popescu (May 15, 2012).
"Femei Prahovene de azi, de ieri si mai demult – Maria Cândea (III)" . Prahova (in Romanian). Retrieved April 28, 2024 .
^
"Istoric" (in Romanian). Colegiul Național Pedagogic "Regina Maria" Municipiul Ploiești. Retrieved April 28, 2024 .
^
"Short history of the Polytechnic School of Timișoara" (in Romanian).
^
a
b Ioan Scurtu; Corneliu Mihail Lungu (2013),
The history of the Romanian Academy of Sciences (1935–1948), vol. 1 (PDF) (in Romanian), Bucharest: Romanian Academy of Scientists Publishing House
^ (in Romanian)
Vasile Cândea, Mircea Degeratu, Doru Sabin Delion - Romanian Academy of Scientists: 1935-2015 - Anniversary album , Bucharest, RAO Distribuție Publishing House, 2016,
ISBN
978-606-8516-10-3 , p. 103, 105
^
"Decretul nr. 1132/1967 privind conferirea unor ordine și medalii" . lege5.ro (in Romanian).
Monitorul Oficial . January 6, 1968.
^ (in Romanian) Elvira Botez,
Academy of Sciences of Romania. Its history , Romanian Academy, Noema. Vol. VI, 2007, p. 89
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