Traian Bratu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Traian Bratu

Romanian philologist

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1875

Place of Birth: Rășinari, Sibiu County, Romania

Date of Death: 21-Jul-1940

Profession: politician, philologist, linguist

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Traian Bratu (October 25, 1875–July 21, 1940) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian scholar of German language and literature.
A native of the Marginimea Sibiului region in Transylvania, he left for the Romanian Old Kingdom, where he attended university, followed up by a doctorate at the University of Berlin.
In 1907, he became a professor at the University of Ia?i, where he taught until his death; over time, his research interests gradually shifted from literature to linguistics.
Meanwhile, he fought in World War I and twice led his university in the postwar period: in the early 1920s and during the 1930s.
A left-leaning member of the National Peasants' Party, he was president of the Romanian Senate from 1928 to 1931.
He actively opposed the far right, clashing with the followers of A.
C.
Cuza and with the Iron Guard; the latter organization made two unsuccessful attempts on his life.