Ștefan Procopiu

Ștefan Procopiu
Ștefan Procopiu
Born(1890-01-19)January 19, 1890
DiedAugust 22, 1972(1972-08-22) (aged 82)
Resting placeEternitatea Cemetery, Iași
NationalityRomanian
CitizenshipRomanian
EducationGheorghe Roșca Codreanu High School
Alma materUniversity of Iași
University of Paris
Known forBohr–Procopiu magneton
Procopiu effect
Procopiu phenomenon
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania
Romanian State Prize (1964)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsUniversity of Iași
Gheorghe Asachi Polytechnic Institute of Iași
Thesis On the electric birefringence of suspensions  (1924)
Doctoral advisorAimé Cotton

Ștefan Procopiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ʃteˈfan prokoˈpi.u]; January 19, 1890 – August 22, 1972) was a Romanian physicist and a titular member of the Romanian Academy.