Gheorghe Tașcă

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

Gheorghe Taşcă (born Iorgu Taşcă, January 30, 1875 in Bălăbăneşti Tutova County, now in Galați County) was a Romanian economist and politician.

He was the son of Gheorghe I. Taşcă, 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. A liberal and anti-fascist, he was arrested in 1950 by the Communist authorities and died on March 25, 1951 in the Sighet prison, Maramureş County Romania.

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]