Gheorghe Tașcă

Gheorghe Taşcă
Gheorghe Tașcă in 1942
Born	(1875-01-30)January 30, 1875 Bălăbănești, Tutova County, Kingdom of Romania
Died	March 25, 1951(1951-03-25) (aged 76) Sighet Prison, Romania
Occupation(s)	Economist, politician, diplomat
Spouse	Cordelia Demetriescu (1874–1971)
Children	Elisabeta Tașcă (1906–1992) Georgeta Tașcă (1908-1996)
Parent(s)	Gheorghe I. Tașcă (1847–1935) Marghioala Tașcă (née Dabija) (1849-1945)

Gheorghe Tașcă (born Iorgu Tașcă, January 30, 1875 – March 25, 1951) was a Romanian economist and politician.

Taşcă was born in Bălăbănești, Tutova County, now in Galați County. He was the son of Gheorghe I. Tașcă, a local landowner and philanthropist.

He was professor of political economy and rector (1929–1931) of the Academy of High Commercial and Industrial Studies of Bucharest (now the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies). He was also corresponding member of the Romanian Academy.

Taşcă was arrested in 1950 by the Communist authorities and died on March 25, 1951 in Sighet Prison, Maramureș County.

Decorations and awards

Gheorghe Taşcă in 1913

• Commander of the Order of the Crown (Romania)
• Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas

References

• George Virgil Stoenescu - Un neoclasic bine temperat [1]
• Iulia-Anamaria Salagor - Bilant 2007 - Mari Scoli de Inalte studii [2]
• Statul si Cooperatia - Convorbire cu acad. Iulian Văcărel [3]
• Luminate minti reduse la tacere [4]
• Inchisoarea ziaristilor [5]
• Dan Cruceru - Universitatea Artifex [6]