Gheorghe Taşcă | |
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Gheorghe Taşcă in 1942
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Born |
Bălăbăneşti, Tutova County Romania |
January 30, 1875
Died | March 25, 1951 Sighet, Romania |
(aged 76)
Occupation | Economist, Politician, Diplomat |
Spouse(s) | 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.