George Tofan
| George Tofan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 November [O.S. 17 November] 1880 Bilca, Austria-Hungary |
| Died |
15 July 1920 (aged 39) Cernăuţi |
| Nationality |
Austro-Hungary Romania |
| Ethnicity | Romanian |
| Alma mater | Chernivtsi University |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Known for | journalist |
| Political party | National Moldavian Party |
| Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
George Tofan (5 November [O.S. 17 November] 1880, Bilca - 15 July 1920, Cernăuţi) was a writer and official from Austro Hungary, Moldavian Democratic Republic, and Romania.[1] He was the editor in chief of Şcoala magazine (1907); also, George Tofan was a journalist and official in Chişinău.[2][3]
Biography
George Tofan was born on 5 November [O.S. 17 November] 1880, in Bilca (Austria-Hungary), studied in Suceava (1892–1900) and graduated from the Chernivtsi University (1904). He contributed to „Junimea literară†(1904), ViaÈ›a Românească (1906), „Patriaâ€, and „Foaia poporului†(1909). On 31 January 1909 he became the president of the Teacher Training Resource Centre “George Tofanâ€. Also, he was the secretary of "Societatea pentru Cultura ÅŸi Literatura Română în Bucovina". In 1914, George Tofan was appointed as an inspector for the Romanian private schools and director of a school from Bazargic (today Dobrich). In 1917, together with Onisifor Ghibu, George Tofan edited Åžcoala Moldovenească in ChiÅŸinău; there he was a founder of the National Moldavian Party. On 6 November 1918 he was appointed as school inspector in ChiÅŸinău and in April 1919 Tofan was "Departamentul InstrucÅ£iunii Publice din Bucovina" in CernăuÅ£i.[4]
Honours
- Teacher Training Resource Centre “George Tofanâ€, Suceava[5]
- "George Tofan" Publishing House, Suceava[6]
References
Works
- „Avram Iancu, viaÅ£a ÅŸi activitatea luiâ€, 1901
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