Gheorghe Tașcă
Gheorghe Tașcă (born Iorgu Tașcă, January 30, 1875 – March 25, 1951) was a Romanian economist and politician.
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Gheorghe Tașcă in 1942 | |
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Died | March 25, 1951 76) | (aged
Occupation | Economist, politician, diplomat |
Spouse(s) | Cordelia Demetriescu (1874–1971) |
Children | Elisabeta Tașcă (1906–1992) Georgeta Tașcă (1908-1996) |
Parent(s) | Gheorghe I. Tașcă (1847–1935) Marghioala Tașcă (née Dabija) (1849-1945) |
Taşcă was born in Bălăbănești, Tutova County, now in Galați County. He was the son of Gheorghe I. Tașcă, a local landowner and philanthropist.
He was professor of political economy and rector (1929–1931) of the Academy of High Commercial and Industrial Studies of Bucharest (now the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies). He was also corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.
Taşcă was arrested in 1950 by the Communist authorities and died on March 25, 1951 in Sighet Prison, Maramureș County.
Decorations and awards
- Commander of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
References
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