Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor

Romanian writer

Date of Birth: 20-Apr-1900

Date of Death: 30-May-1968

Profession: writer, poet, politician, historian, geographer, archaeologist, anthropologist, children's writer, paleoanthropologist, collector of fairy tales

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor

  • Constantin S.
  • Nicolaescu-Plop?or or Nicolaescu-Plop?or (Romanian pronunciation: [konstan'tin nikol?'esku plop'?or]; April 20, 1900 – May 30, 1968) was a Romanian historian, archeologist, anthropologist and ethnographer, also known as a and folkorist and children's writer, whose diverse activities were primarily focused on his native region of Oltenia.
  • Primarily interested in the Balkans' prehistoric period, he researched various Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in his native country, placing them in a larger European context while producing his own systems of Prehistoric chronology and typology.
  • His main contributions to archeology include the classification of Oltenian microliths, the study of local cave paintings, and the disputed claim that a site in Tetoiu evidenced a regional contribution to anthropogenesis. Nicolaescu-Plop?or was also a politician and activist for the welfare of the Romani-Romanian minority, to which he belonged.
  • Before World War II, he was one of the regional Oltenian leaders for the emerging Romani political movement, and a contributor to some of the first Romani-language newspapers in local history.
  • His work in Romanian literature includes collections of Romanian folklore and Romani mythology, as well as original anecdotes and fairy tales with folkloric roots.
  • An active collector of traditional items, he was also known for his activity as a museologist and head of the Museum of Oltenia in Craiova.

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