George Potra
George Potra (1907 - 1990) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian historian. He was describeed as the most important historian of Bucharest, and was the father of the historian George G. Potra. He was born in 1907 in Săcuieu, Cluj County, but in 1911 his family moved to Bucharest, capital of the Romanian Old Kingdom, where his father worked as a glazier.
At Matei Basarab High School where he studied, his schoolmates were Constantin Noica and Barbu Brezianu.
Bibliography
His main work is Bucureștii de ieri, in 2 volumes, published in March 1990. Other historical works:
- Contribuțiuni la istoricul țiganilor din România
- Hanurile bucureștene.
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