Constantin Cândea Explained

Constantin Cândea (pronounced as /ro/; 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.

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] He was Rector of the Polytechnic University of Timișoara (formerly Polytechnic School of Timișoara) between 1946 and 1947. In 1967 he was awarded the, 3rd class.^[6]

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,, 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,, 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,^[7] 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,, 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,, pp. 247–248, 1943

External links

• Timișoara during Soviet military occupation, Timișoara City Hall Monitor
• Mircea Rusnac, Student protest movements of Timișoara before 1956

Notes and References

1. Coleta de Sabata, Ioan Munteanu - Remember: Professors of Polytechnic School of Timișoara, Timișoara: Helicon Publishing House, 1993,, p. 4
2. News: Paul D. Popescu. Femei Prahovene de azi, de ieri si mai demult – Maria Cândea (III). ro. Prahova. May 15, 2012. April 28, 2024.
3. Web site: Istoric. ro. Colegiul Național Pedagogic "Regina Maria" Municipiul Ploiești. April 28, 2024.
4. Web site: Short history of the Polytechnic School of Timișoara. ro.
5. Vasile Cândea, Mircea Degeratu, Doru Sabin Delion - Romanian Academy of Scientists: 1935-2015 - Anniversary album, Bucharest, RAO Distribuție Publishing House, 2016,,
6. Web site: Decretul nr. 1132/1967 privind conferirea unor ordine și medalii. ro. Monitorul Oficial. January 6, 1968. lege5.ro.
7. Elvira Botez, Academy of Sciences of Romania. Its history, Romanian Academy, Noema. Vol. VI, 2007, p. 89