Mihai Eminescu was a 19th century Romanian poet considered the most famous and influential in Romanian literature. Some of his most notable works included "Luceafărul" and poems that used metaphysical, mythological, and historical subjects. He helped develop the modern Romanian language through his innovative use of words in his poems.

1. Mihai EMinEscu
(1850- 1889)
Mihai Eminescu (real name Mihail
Eminovici) was a Romantic poet,
novelist and journalist, regarded as
the most famous and
influential Romanian poet.
He was born on January 15th 1850
in Ipoteşti.
He frequently used metaphysical,
mythological and historical subjects
in his poems. In general his work was
influenced by philosophers like Kant,
Hegel or Arthur Schopenhauer.

2. The first written evidence
of Eminescu as a writer is in
1866 in a literary magazine
“Familia” issued in Oradea. In
January of that year his
Romanian teacher, Aron
Pumnul, died and he wrote a
poem dedicated to him .

3. Eminescu is considered by most of the historians
and linguists the “godfather” of the modern
Romanian language because of the way he used the
words in his poems.

4. “ ThE EvEning sTar”- LucEafaruL
The most
representative poem for
his work is “Luceafarul” –
“ The Evening Star”.
Even if it looks like a
love poem, it represents
the poet’s view about a
genius’s life. Some of the
critics believe that “The
Evening Star” presents
the way in which people
usually try to evolve
through love.

5. George Enescu
(1881- 1955)
George Enescu was one of the most important musicians
of our country.
He was a violonist, pianist, composer, orchestra conductor
and also a teacher.
He was born in the summer of 1881. He started to learn how
to play the violin when he was 4 and one year later he had
his first concert.

6. Between 1888-1894 he
studied at The
Conservatory of Vienna
After the graduation, he
won the Silver Medal and
continued his studies at
The Conservatory of Paris
(1895-1899)

7. At the beginning of the 20th century, he created a part of
his well known compositions, “The Romanian
Rhapsodies” with the symphonic suite “Romanian
Poems” and “Nr. 1 Suite for orchestra”.
“Oedip” was Enescu’s most dramatic creation. It was
dedicated to Maria Tescanu Rosetti, the woman he
married with.
During The First and The Second World Wars, he
remained in Bucharest.

8. In 1915, the first edition of “George Enescu Festival” was held in
Bucharest. Ever since it has been a very important composers’ contest
world wide. The winners of the early editions of the festival were given
money by Enescu himself from his own pocket. Even today, this festival
is very known, that’s why a lot of artists participate on it every year.
He left Romania when the communist regime took over in 1945.
He died on May 4th 1955, in Paris.

9. Constantin
Brâncuşi
(1876 – 1957)
He was a Romanian
sculptor with overwhelming
contributions to the renewal
of vision and language arts
in contemporary sculpture.
The National Museum of
Paris owns most of his
sculptures.

10. • Brâncuşi grew up in the
village of Hobiţa, Romania,
(Gorj county), near the city of
Târgu Jiu, close to Romania's
Carpathian Mountains, an
area known for its rich
tradition of folk crafts,
particularly woodcarving.
Geometric patterns of the
region are seen in his later
works.
The Memorial House of Brâncuşi

11. Constantin Brâncuşi is the founder of modern sculpture.
He tries to surprise the essence of the world using
styled shapes which become symbols.
He is looking for primary shapes, the horizon of life’s
genesis and the crucial moments of life: birth, love,
work, death.
The sculptural ensemble in Târgu-Jiu (The Column of Infinite, The Table
of Silence and The Gate of the Kiss) is actually a funerary monument
dedicated to the heroes who fought in World War I.
Constantin Brâncuşi mixes the simplicity of the Romanian folk art with the
Parisian avant-garde.

12. Sculptures
The bird in The Child
Miss Pogany
space Carol Davila
Prometheus Newborn The sleeping The kiss
muse

13. Maia MorgEnsTErn
(May 1, 1962--)
She is a very
successful Romanian
film and stage actress
and has appeared in
numerous films and
plays.

14. She is probably best known for the role of Mary, the mother
of Jesus, in Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ.

16. She has won several major awards as an actress:
*Best Actress for: Balanţa (1992), European Film Awards
*Best Actress for: Balanţa (1992), Geneva Film Festival
*Best Film Actress for: The Passion of the Christ (2004),
Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards (EMMA Awards), UK

17. Petrache Poenaru
(1799 – 1875)
• Petrache Poenaru was a
famous engineer,
inventor and
mathematician.
• He studied in Vienna and
Paris.
• Poenaru is recognized for
his invention, the
fountain-pen.

18. • Poenaru invented the world's first fountain pen
(1827) when he was a student in Paris.
• He has been the first Romanian who travelled by
train.
• Petrache Poenaru was one of the Romanian
national educational system’s organizers.

19. • He supported the founding of higher
mathematics, mechanisc, agriculture and
forestry studies in Romania (1833)
• In 1836 Poenaru organized the first systematical
weather survey service in Bucharest.

20. • Poenaru held a
speech at the
reception in the
Romanian Academy
and he talked about
his youth life.
The Romanian Academy

21. Aurel Vlaicu
(1882-1913)
Was an engineer,
inventor, airplane
constructor and
early pilot

22. Aurel Vlaicu built
his first airplane
called “Vlaicu I”
in 1910.
In 1911 he built
his second
airplane called
“Vlaicu II”.

23. At the time of his death, a two-seated
monoplane Vlaicu III, ordered by the
Marconi Company for experiments
with aerial wireless radio, was only
partially built.

24. Aurel Vlaicu died in
1913 near Campina
while attempting to
cross in flight the
Carpathian
Mountains. He is
buried at the Bellu
cemetery, in
Bucharest.

25. Emil Racoviţă
(1868 – 1947)
Emil Racoviţă was a Romanian
biologist, zoologist, speologist and
explorer of Antarctica.

26. • Emil Racoviţă was born in Iaşi (N-E Romania).
• As a promising young scientist, Racoviţă was selected to be part of an
international team that started out on a research expedition to
Antarctica, aboard the ship Belgica.
• Racoviţă was the first researcher to collect
botanical and zoological samples from areas beyond
the Antarctic Circle.

27. • The scientists collected information on oceanic currents and terrestrial
magnetism. With as many as 10 volumes of scientific conclusions
being published at the end of the expedition, it was considered a
success.
• The results of his research were
published in 1900, under the title "The
life of animals and plants in Antarctica".
• A year after his return, Racoviţă was
appointed director of the Banyuls-sur-
Mer resort and editor of the review
Archives de zoologie expérimentale et
générale.

28. • Emil Racoviţă continued his research,
contributing to speleology and exploring over
1,400 caves in France, Spain, Algeria, Italy,
and Slovenia.
• He is considered to be, together with René
Jeannel, one of the founders of biospeology.
He was particularly interested in “isopoda”, of
which he discovered many.
• He founded the world's first Speological Institute on April 26 th 1920, in
Cluj-Napoca.
• In 2006, the first Romanian Antarctic exploration station was named
Law-Racoviţă.

29. • Ana Aslan was a biologist and physician of Armenian
origin. She is considered to be a founding figure of
gerontology and geriatrics in Romania. In 1952, under the
leadership of Prof. Dr. Ana Aslan, the Geriatric Institute in
Bucharest was founded. This Institute was the first of its kind
in Romania.

30. • The Gerovital H3 concept was introduced for the
first time in 1957, in Verona, Italy. Many scientists
from all over the world have studied and confirmed
the effects of the Gerovital H3 treatment suggested
by Prof. Dr. Ana Aslan.

31. Once discovered by celebrities like Charlie Chaplin,
Salvador Dali, U.S President John F. Kennedy and others,
Gerovital itself became famous and is now used in over
twenty countries around the world for its claimed anti-aging
properties.

32. • Besides the Gerovital H3 Medicine, Ana Aslan also
developed Anti Aging cosmetics lines. The original
recipes for the preparation of the cosmetics are still
respected today by “Farmec” ( a Romanian
Company).