Ștefan Ciobanu

Ștefan Ciobanu
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Minister of Education
In office
1917–1918
PresidentIon Inculeț
Prime MinisterPantelimon Erhan
Daniel Ciugureanu
Petru Cazacu
Personal details
Born(1883-11-11)11 November 1883
Talmaza, Bessarabia Governorate, Russian Empire
Died28 February 1950(1950-02-28) (aged 66)
Bucharest, Romanian People's Republic
Resting placeDrobeta Turnu Severin, Romania
SpouseAnna Schmidt
ChildrenAlla (1914)
Valeriu (1917)
ProfessionHistorian

Ștefan Ciobanu (born 11 November 1883 28 February 1950) was a Moldovan historian and academician, author of some important works about ancient Romanian literature, Romanian culture in Basarabia under Russian occupation, Bessarabian demography, fervent advocate of the introduction of the Romanian language in the schools of Bessarabia, vice-president of the Romanian Academy between 1944 and 1948. He served as Minister of Education (1917–1918) of the short-lived Moldavian Democratic Republic.