Constantin Moisil
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| Born |
December 8, 1876 Năsăud |
| Died | October 22, 1958 (aged 81) Bucharest |
| Nationality | Romanian |
| Occupation | archivist, historian |
Constantin C. Moisil (December 8, 1876–October 22, 1958) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian archivist, historian, numismatist and schoolteacher.
Born in Năsăud, in the Transylvania region, his grandfather Grigore Moisil was a priest; his father Constantin Gr. Moisil, who had a doctorate from the University of Vienna, was a teacher; and his uncle was the teacher and writer Iuliu Moisil. He attended primary school in his native town, followed by the local high school. He then enrolled in the history section of the literature faculty at the University of Bucharest, in the Romanian Old Kingdom. His research interests centered on original or unusual aspects, a direction borrowed from his professors, who included Nicolae Iorga, Dimitrie Onciul and V. A. Urechia. This was reflected as early as his undergraduate thesis, on prehistoric archaeology. In particular, his inclination toward archaeology was initiated by his professor . After graduating in 1898, he taught high school in Focșani (1898-1899), in Tulcea (1899-1910) and finally in Bucharest, at Matei Basarab High School. In 1905, he began regular contributions on a variety of subjects to Convorbiri Literare, among other magazines.
His return to Bucharest coincided with his becoming assistant at the Romanian Academy's newly established numismatics section, a subject in which his interest had grown during his Tulcea years. This passion had brought him into contact with another numismatist, Dimitrie Sturdza, who helped engineer Moisil's hiring by the Academy. Moisil would become head of the section in 1933, holding the post until his death. He joined the Romanian Numismatic Society in 1913 and became editor of its bulletin. In 1920, he began editing another one of its publications, and he ascended to its presidency in 1933, remaining in the position until he died. As president, he held annual congresses between 1933 and 1937. He was the first to classify Geto-Dacian money, and extensively studied medieval Romanian coins. In 1924, twenty-six years after earning his undergraduate degree, he received his doctorate at Cluj University. The topic of his dissertation was the Wallachian mint under the House of Basarab. He published this work partly as a result of his experience at the numismatics section, and it appears to have been Romania's first doctorate dealing with numismatics.
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