Ștefan Procopiu

Ștefan Procopiu
Ștefan Procopiu
Born	January 19, 1890 Bârlad, Kingdom of Romania
Died	February 22, 1972 (aged 82) Iași, Socialist Republic of Romania
Residence	Iași
Citizenship	Romanian
Nationality	Romanian
Fields	Physics
Alma mater	Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași
Known for	Bohr–Procopiu magneton Procopiu effect Procopiu phenomenon
Notable awards	Romanian State Prize (1964)

Ștefan Procopiu (Romanian pronunciation: [ʃteˈfan prokoˈpi.u]; January 19, 1890 – August 22, 1972) was a Romanian physicist.

Procopiu was born in 1890 in Bârlad, Romania. His father, Emanoil Procopiu, was employed at the Bârlad courthouse. His mother, Ecaterina Tașcă was the daughter of Gheorghe Tașcă (see Tașcă family). He attended the Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu High School in Bârlad from 1901 to 1908, continuing his studies at the Faculty of Sciences of the "Alexandru Ioan" Cuza University of Iași from 1908 to 1912. After graduation he became assistant to professor Dragomir Hurmuzescu.

In 1919 he obtained a scholarship to continue his studies in Paris, attending courses of famous scientists, such as Gabriel Lippmann, Marie Curie, Paul Langevin, Aimé Cotton. On 5 March 1924, Procopiu obtained the title of doctor in physics with the thesis "On the electric birefringence of suspensions" presented to a commission including professor Aimé Cotton as coordinator and Charles Fabry and Henri Mouton as cross-examiners.

After his return to Romania on January 15, 1925 professor of the gravitation, heat and electricity department of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, replacing his former teacher Dragomir Hurmuzescu, who had retired., Procopiu coordinated the department until his retirement in 1962. At the same time he was appointed professor at the "Gheorghe Asachi" Polytechnic Institute of Iași In 1939 Ștefan Procopiu published his treatise on "Electricity and Magnetism", followed in 1948 by his monography on “Thermodynamics”.