Camil Muresanu
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Camil Bujor Mureşanu is a historian, professor, author, and translator.
. He attended the King Ferdinand
High School in Turda
, where his father, Teodor Murăşanu
, was a teacher. After 1946, he studied history at Cluj University, where he graduated in June 1950.
Mureşanu became a teaching assistant, junior teaching assistant (1950-1952), assistant professor (1952-1961), associate professor (1961-1975), and professor (after 1975) at Babeş-Bolyai University
. Also, he was the dean of Faculty of History (1968-1976, 1981-1989). He obtain his Ph.D. in history in 1971 with the thesis: Times of John Hunyadi
(doctoral adviser Ṣtefan Pascu). He was visiting professor at Columbia University
, New York City
(1978). Mureşanu is a doctoral adviser after 1976. In the summer of 1948, Camil Mureşanu was arrested for political reasons, without penal sanctions.
He is a researcher at the "George Bariţiu" History Institute (after 1975). In 1995, he became the principal of "George Bariţiu" History Institute. He was a correspondng member of the Romanian Academy
(1990), then member of the Romanian Academy
- the History and Archaeology Section (June 2000) and branch chairman of Cluj Romanian Academy
(after 2006). Officially, his surname was "Mureşan", but he prefers in the last years "Mureşanu".
He was a participant at the International Congress of Historical Sciences (Vienna
- 1965, Moscow
- 1970, Bucharest
- 1980, Oslo
- 2000). He attended a specialisation at Sorbonne
University in Paris
(February - June 1966).
He is a correspondent member of the "Süd-ost Europa Gesellschaft", Munich
(October 1999), and Berlin
(February 26, 2000), as well as a correspondent member of the Pedagogical Academy in Belgrade
. He is the co-president of the Romanian-Hungarian mixed history commission.
Camil Mureşanu is a doctor honoris causa of the University of Oradea
(December 1, 1999), the West University of Timişoara
(March 2002), and the 1 Decembrie 1918 University, Alba Iulia
(March 2007).
He is an honorary citizen of Cluj-Napoca
(February 1997), Turda
(June 1997), and Blaj
(September 24, 1999).
He is a member of General Association of Greek Catholic Romanians.
, was a Romanian language teacher.
His son, Ovidiu Mureşan (born 1951), is a historian at Babeş-Bolyai University
.
Biography
Mureşanu was born and reared in TurdaTurda
Turda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa...
. He attended the King Ferdinand
Ferdinand I of Romania
Ferdinand was the King of Romania from 10 October 1914 until his death.-Early life:Born in Sigmaringen in southwestern Germany, the Roman Catholic Prince Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, later simply of Hohenzollern, was a son of Leopold, Prince of...
High School in Turda
Turda
Turda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa...
, where his father, Teodor Murăşanu
Teodor Murasanu
Teodor Murăşanu was a writer and teacher in Turda, Romania in the first half of the 20th century....
, was a teacher. After 1946, he studied history at Cluj University, where he graduated in June 1950.
Mureşanu became a teaching assistant, junior teaching assistant (1950-1952), assistant professor (1952-1961), associate professor (1961-1975), and professor (after 1975) at Babeş-Bolyai University
Babes-Bolyai University
The Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca is an university in Romania. With almost 50,000 students, the university offers 105 specialisations, of which there are 105 in Romanian, 67 in Hungarian, 17 in German, and 5 in English...
. Also, he was the dean of Faculty of History (1968-1976, 1981-1989). He obtain his Ph.D. in history in 1971 with the thesis: Times of John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi
John Hunyadi John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus or Ioannes de Hunyad, Romanian: Iancu (Ioan) de Hunedoara, Croatian: Janko Hunjadi, Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко / Sibinjanin Janko, Slovak: Ján Huňady) John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: ...
(doctoral adviser Ṣtefan Pascu). He was visiting professor at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
(1978). Mureşanu is a doctoral adviser after 1976. In the summer of 1948, Camil Mureşanu was arrested for political reasons, without penal sanctions.
He is a researcher at the "George Bariţiu" History Institute (after 1975). In 1995, he became the principal of "George Bariţiu" History Institute. He was a correspondng member of the Romanian Academy
Romanian Academy
The Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....
(1990), then member of the Romanian Academy
Romanian Academy
The Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....
- the History and Archaeology Section (June 2000) and branch chairman of Cluj Romanian Academy
Romanian Academy
The Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....
(after 2006). Officially, his surname was "Mureşan", but he prefers in the last years "Mureşanu".
He was a participant at the International Congress of Historical Sciences (Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
- 1965, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
- 1970, Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
- 1980, Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
- 2000). He attended a specialisation at Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
University in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
(February - June 1966).
He is a correspondent member of the "Süd-ost Europa Gesellschaft", Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
(October 1999), and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(February 26, 2000), as well as a correspondent member of the Pedagogical Academy in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
. He is the co-president of the Romanian-Hungarian mixed history commission.
Camil Mureşanu is a doctor honoris causa of the University of Oradea
University of Oradea
The University of Oradea is a public University, located in Oradea, in North-Western Romania.With its four colleges and 18 faculties, has a total of 123 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post-graduate specialisation degrees...
(December 1, 1999), the West University of Timişoara
West University of Timisoara
The West University of Timişoara is a university located in Timişoara, Romania. Established in 1962, it is organized in 11 Faculties.-Organization:...
(March 2002), and the 1 Decembrie 1918 University, Alba Iulia
1 Decembrie 1918 University, Alba Iulia
"1 Decembrie 1918" University, Alba Iulia is a public higher education and research institution founded in 1991 in Alba Iulia, Romania. It is a state institution, integrated into the national higher education system, which functions based on the Romanian Constitution, the Law of Education, the...
(March 2007).
He is an honorary citizen of Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
(February 1997), Turda
Turda
Turda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa...
(June 1997), and Blaj
Blaj
Blaj is a city in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 20,758 inhabitants.The landmark of the city is the fact that it was the principal religious and cultural center of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church in Transylvania....
(September 24, 1999).
He is a member of General Association of Greek Catholic Romanians.
Family
His grand father was a priest and his father, Teodor MurăşanuTeodor Murasanu
Teodor Murăşanu was a writer and teacher in Turda, Romania in the first half of the 20th century....
, was a Romanian language teacher.
His son, Ovidiu Mureşan (born 1951), is a historian at Babeş-Bolyai University
Babes-Bolyai University
The Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca is an university in Romania. With almost 50,000 students, the university offers 105 specialisations, of which there are 105 in Romanian, 67 in Hungarian, 17 in German, and 5 in English...
.
Awards
- Award of the Romanian AcademyRomanian AcademyThe Romanian Academy is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 acting members who are elected for life....
(1976) - The Government of RomaniaGovernment of RomaniaThe Government of Romania forms one half of the country's executive branch . It is headed by the Prime-Minister, and consists of the Ministries, various subordinated institutions and agencies, and the 42 Prefectures...
awarded him the The National Order for Merit in the rank of officer.
Works
- John HunyadiJohn HunyadiJohn Hunyadi John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus or Ioannes de Hunyad, Romanian: Iancu (Ioan) de Hunedoara, Croatian: Janko Hunjadi, Serbian: Сибињанин Јанко / Sibinjanin Janko, Slovak: Ján Huňady) John Hunyadi (Hungarian: Hunyadi János , Medieval Latin: ...
. Defender of Christendom. Iaşi – Oxford – Portland, The Center for Romanian Studies, 2001, 224 p. - Ioan de Hunedoara şi vremea sa, Bucureşti, Editura Tineretului, 1957, 203 p.
- Revoluţia burgheză din Anglia, Bucureşti 1964,
- Erdély története, vol. 2, Bucureşti 1964, [în colab.],
- Monumente istorice din TurdaTurdaTurda is a city and Municipality in Cluj County, Romania, situated on the Arieş River.- Ancient times :The city was founded by Dacians under the name Patavissa or Potaissa...
, Bucureşti 1968, - Beziehungen zwischen der rumänischen und sächsischer Forschung im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, în: Wege landeskundlicher Forschung, Köln-Wien 1988 (= Siebenbürgisches Archiv, Bd. 21
- Naţiune, naţionalism. Evoluţia naţionalităţilor, Centrul de Studii Transilvane, Cluj 1996,
- Focul ocrotit de ape (Revoluţia burgheză din Ţările de Jos). Bucureşti, Editura Ştiinţifică, 1960, 179 p.
- Din istoria Transilvaniei. Vol 2. Bucureşti, Editura Academiei, 1961, 462 p.; Ediţia a 2‑a în 1963, 550 p. [În colab.].
- Lecturi din izvoarele istoriei evului mediu. Bucureşti, Editura de Stat Didactică si Pedagogică, 1961, 281 p. [În colab.].
- Istoria României. Vol. 2. Bucureşti, Editura Academiei, 1962, 1259 p. [În colab.].
- Erdély története. Vol. 2. Bucureşti, Editura Academiei, 1964, 558 p. [În colab.].
- Istoria României. Vol. 4. Bucureşti, Editura Academiei, 1964, 861 p. [În colab.].
- Revoluţia burgheză din Anglia. Bucureşti, Editura Ştiinţifică, 1964, 341 p.
- Imperiul Britanic. Scurtă istorie. Bucureşti, Editura Ştiinţifică, 1967, 502 p.
- Iancu de Hunedoara. Ed. a 2‑a revăzută şi adăugită. Bucureşti, Editura Ştiinţifică, 1968, 245 p.
- Monumente istorice din Turda Bucureşti, Editura Meridiane, 1968, 32 p.
- Atlas istoric. Coordonator Ştefan Pascu. Bucureşti, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică, 1971, 199 p. [În colab.].
- Culegere de texte pentru istorie universală. Epoca modernă. Vol. l: 1640‑1848. Bucureşti, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică, 1973, 360 p. [În colab.].
- Culegere de texte pentru istorie universală. Epoca modernă. Vol. 2 : 1848‑1918. Bucureşti, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică, 1974, 350 p. [În colab.].
- Preşedinte la Casa Albă. Bucureşti, Editura Politică, 1974, 699 p. [În colab.].
- Iancu de Hunedoara. Bucureşti, Editura Militară, 1976, 128 p.
- Atlas pentru istoria României. Bucureşti, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică, 1983, 30 p. + 84 h. + 12 pl. + 26 p. index. [În colab.].
- Simon Bolivar (1783‑1830). Bucureşti, Editura Politică, 1983, 135 p.
- Downing Street 10. Cluj‑Napoca, „Dacia", 1984, 401 p. [În colab.].
- Istoria militară a poporului român. Vol. 2. Epoca de glorie a oastei celei mari. A doua jumătate a secolului al XlV‑lea – prima jumătate a secolului al XVI‑lea. Bucureşti, Editura Militară, 1986, 638 p. [În colab.].
- Istoria militară a poporului român. Vol. 4. Epoca revoluţiilor de eliberare naţională şi socială. De la revoluţia populară din 1784 la cucerirea independenţei depline 1877‑1878. Bucureşti, Editura Militară, 1987, XII, +1105 p. [În colab.].
- Bezichungen zwischen der rumänischen und sächsischer Forschung im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, in Wege landeakundlicher Forschung. Köln und Wien, Böhlau Verlag, 1988, p. 277‑288. (Siebenbürgischen Archiv, Bd. 21).
- Documente privind revoluţia de la 1848 în Ţările Române. C. Transilvania. Vol. 4 : 14‑25 mai 1848. Bucureşti, Editura Academiei, 1988, XLVIII+ 599 p.
- Preşedinţii Franţei. Craiova, Universalia Dialog, 1991, 231 p. [În colab.].
- Momente din istoria Europei. Cluj-Napoca, Universitatea „Babeş-Bolyai", 1996, 293 p.
- Naţiune, naţionalism. Evoluţia naţionalităţilor. Cluj‑Napoca, Centrul de Studii Transilvane. Fundaţia Culturală Română, 1996, 308 p.
- Vieţi, fapte, gânduri. Craiova, Editura OMNISCOP, [1996], 198 p.
- Europa modernă. De la Renaştere la sfârşitul de mileniu. Cluj‑Napoca, Editura Dacia, 1997, 126 p.
- Transilvania între medieval şi modern. Vol. 1-2. Coordonator ..., Cluj‑Napoca, 1996, 160 p.; 1997, 48 p.
- Revoluţia de la 1848-1849 în Europa Centrală. Perspectivă istorică şi istoriografică. Coordonatori: Camil Mureşanu, Nicolae Bocşan, Ioan Bolovan, Cluj‑Napoca, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, 2000, 472 p.
- Istoria românilor. Vol. 4. De la universalitatea creştină către Europa „patriilor". Comitetul de redacţie al volumului: acad. Ştefan Ştefănescu şi acad. Camil Mureşanu, redactori responsabili, prof. univ. Tudor Teoteoi, secretar, Bucureşti, Editura Enciclopedică, 2001, 878 p. + pl. + il. [Author al paginilor: 31-54; 338-348; 502-524].
- Istorie şi cunoaştere. Discurs de recepţie la Academia Română, Bucureşti, Editura Academiei Române, 2002, 20 p.; În: Academica, 2001, 12, nr. 1-2, p. 30-31; MI, 2002, 36, nr. 2, p. 33-38.
- În templul lui Ianus. Studii şi gânduri despre trecut şi viitor. Cluj‑Napoca, Editura Cartimpex, 2002, 345 p.
- Documenta Romaniae Historica. Series C. Transilvania. Vol. XIV: 1371‑1375. Editura Academiei Române, 2002, 815 p. [Editor]
- Publilius Syrus, Maxime. Text original, traducere din limba latină şi note de ..., Cluj-Napoca, Editura Cartimpex, 2002, 104 p.
- Ioan Lupaş, Scrieri istorice alese. Vol. 2. Studii privind istoria modernă şi istoria istoriografiei. Ediţie îngrijită de..., Bucureşti, Editura Academiei Române, 2007, 525 p.
Doctoral advisor
- Ovidiu Achim, Rolul Tribunei şi tribunismului în mişcarea naţională şi culturală ardelenă la sfârşitul secolului al XIX-lea (1995)
- Minerva Lovin, Emigraţia românească din Transilvania în Canada în 1920 (1997)
- Teodora Daniela Sechel, Politica sanitară promovată de Habsburgi în Transilvania între 1740-1835. Disciplina socială impusă de authorităţi ca oconsecinţă a acestei politici de reformă (1999)
- Demetra Marica Gui, Interferenţe franceze în pictura modernă românească (de la Grigorescu la Tonitza) (2002)
- Daciana Marinescu, Interferenţe în evoluţia învăţământului pedagogic şi teologic Arădean (1812-1877) (2002)
- Ovidiu Munteanu, Imaginea poporului român şi a Ţărilor Române în mediul cultural-politic francez 1829-1859 (2002)
- Cosmin Lucian Seman, Ioan Micu Moldovan (1833-1915). Monografie istorica. (2004)
- Vasile Florin Mirgheşiu, Vasile Stoica - gânditor politic şi diplomat (2004)
On-line works
- http://www.history-cluj.ro/Istorie/cercet/Muresanu/In%20templul%20lui%20Janus.pdf
- http://www.history-cluj.ro/Istorie/cercet/Muresanu/maxime2r.htm