Citizenship Romania Name Augustin Deac Doctoral advisor yes Role Author | Known for Historical works Residence Romania | |
Died January 29, 2004, Bucharest, Romania Education University of Bucharest, Babes-Bolyai University Fields History, Politics, Pedagogy, Philosophy | ||
Influenced by Constantin Daicoviciu | ||
Augustin Deac ([awɡusˈtin ˈde̯ak]; 9 August 1928 – 29 January 2004) was a Romanian author and history professor.
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Biography
Augustin Deac was born in Giurtelecu Şimleului, Transylvania, into a Greek Catholic family. His early school years were at Şimleul Silvaniei and Zalău. He graduated from the Faculty of History and Archaeology, University of Cluj, as assistant to the academician Constantin Daicoviciu. He was awarded his doctorate at the University of Bucharest, where he was a lead researcher in the Institute of History and Political Studies.
Deac taught at several colleges and universities and published over 40 scientific papers and books. Augustin Deac brought a microfilm of the Rohonc Codex from Budapest, Hungary, to Romania, where it was studied by Viorica Enăchiuc.