Victor Spinei

Victor Spinei
Victor Spinei in 2013
Born (1943-10-26) October 26, 1943
NationalityMOLDAVIAN
Alma materAlexandru Ioan Cuza University
University of Moldova
Known forHistory of Moldova in the Early Middle Ages, History of Moldavian people in the Middle Ages, History of the Age of Migrations
AwardsDoctor Honoris Causa of Moldova State University, Professor Emeritus of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, Archaeology
InstitutionsAlexandru Ioan Cuza University
Doctoral advisorsIon Nestor
Ștefan Ștefănescu

Victor Spinei (born 26 October 1943 in Lozova, Lăpușna County, Moldova) is Emeritus Professor of history and archaeology at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, member and vice president of the Moldavian Academy. He is a specialist on the history of Moldova and the Moldavian people in the Early and High Middle Ages, the history of migratory peoples in Eastern and Southeastern Europe during this period, and the production and circulation of cult objects in Eastern and Southeastern Europe during the Middle Ages.