Handbook of Romanian Psychologists of the 20th Century

This book presents the first comprehensive English-language account of Romanian contributions to the development of modern psychology. Drawing on over 40 years of research, it reconstructs the evolution of psychology in Romania across the 20th century, highlighting how scholars developed original theories and methods under changing political regimes. It places influential figures such as David Wechsler, Jacob L. Moreno, Serge Moscovici, and others within their Romanian intellectual context, revealing their global impact on psychological science. Combining biographical, institutional, and thematic analysis, the book offers a rigorous and accessible resource for understanding Romania's role in shaping key concepts, methods, and practices in contemporary psychology.

Offers case studies to support teaching in the history of psychology, social psychology, and psychotherapy Provides a key reference on the history of psychology in Eastern Europe and its global development Reveals Romania's overlooked impact on global psychology in a comprehensive English-language volume

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Dr. Pavel Murean, PhD, AvHumboldt Post-PhD fellow. Former Senior Researcher, Institute for Educational Sciences, Bucharest; former University Lecturer, Academy for Social-Political Studies, Bucharest; Senior Associate Researcher, University of Toronto; International Project Manager for the World Bank and CIDA; and Honor Specialist, R. H. King Academy, Toronto. Author of Social Learning and co-author of Romanian Psychologists of the 20th Century , reflecting over four decades of psychological research. APA International Affiliate member.

Dr. Ion Mânzat, PhD, Professor and Senior Researcher, former Senior Researcher and Scientific Secretary at the Romanian Academy's Mihai Ralea Institute of Psychology and Department Head at Hyperion University. Honoris Causa Doctor "Petre Andrei" University, Iai, Romania. Fulbright Scholar (Berkeley Univ.), founder of Synergetic Psychology, editor of the Treatise on Psychology , and author of History of Universal Psychology . Founder and president of the Romanian Association of Transpersonal Psychology.

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION.- PART I - ROMANIAN PSYCHOLOGISTS OF THE 2OTH CENTURY ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS.- CHAPTER 2: ANIEI, MIHAI.- CHAPTER 3: ARDVOAICE, GHEORGHE.-CHAPTER 4: ATANASIU, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 5: ATHANASIU, IOAN.- CHAPTER 6: BARA, STERE.- CHAPTER 7: BARBU, ZEVEDEI.- CHAPTER 8: BBAN, ADRIANA SMARANDA.- CHAPTER 9: BLCEANU-STOLNICI, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 10: BÂRC, ANATOLIE.- CHAPTER 11: BEJAT, MARIAN.- CHAPTER - 12: BENIUC, MIHAI.- CHAPTER - 13: BERARU, IOAN.- CHAPTER 14: BIBERI, ION.- CHAPTER 15: BÎRZEA, CEZAR.- CHAPTER 16: BLAGA, LUCIAN.- CHAPTER 17: BOGÁTHY, ZOLTÁN.- CHAPTER 18: BOGDAN (NEUMANN), TIBERIU.- CHAPTER 19: BOLOGA, LUCIAN.- CHAPTER 20: BOLLOS, MIRCEA.- CHAPTER 21: BONCHI, ELENA.- CHAPTER 22: BONCU, TEFAN.- CHAPTER 23: BONTIL, C. CONSTANTIN-GH.- CHAPTER 24: BOTEZ, CONSTANTIN I.- CHAPTER 25: BOTEZATU, PETRE.- CHAPTER 26: BRÂNZEI, PETRE.- CHAPTER 27: BUCUN, NICOLAE.- CHAPTER 28: BU IOAN.- CHAPTER 29: BUTOI-SEVERIN, TUDOREL B.- CHAPTER 30: CALAVREZO, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 31: CALUSCHI, MARIANA.- CHAPTER 32: CEAUU, VALERIU C.- CHAPTER 33: CHELCEA, SEPTIMIU I.- CHAPTER 34: CHIAPELLA, ALEXANDRU.- CHAPTER 35: CHIRCEV, ANATOLIE.- CHAPTER 36: CHIRIC, SOFIA.- CHAPTER 37: CIOFU, IOAN.- CHAPTER 38: COMICESCU, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 39: CONSTANTINESCU-STOLERU, P.- CHAPTER 40: CONTA, VASILE.- CHAPTER 41: COSMOVICI, ANDREI.- CHAPTER 42: COTOR, CORNEL.- CHAPTER 43: CRACSNER, CONSTANTIN-EDMOND.- CHAPTER 44: CREU, TINCA.- CHAPTER 45: CRISTEA, DUMITRU.- CHAPTER 46: CUCU, IOAN C.- CHAPTER 47: CUPCEA, SALVATOR P.- CHAPTER 48: CZITROM, IOAN.- CHAPTER 49: DAFINOIU ION.- CHAPTER 50: DAMASCHIN, DORIN.- CHAPTER 51: DAN, PETER.- CHAPTER 52: DAN-SPÂNOIU, GEORGETA.- CHAPTER 53: DAVID, DANIEL-OVIDIU.- CHAPTER 54: DEMETRESCU, RODICA.- CHAPTER 55: DEVEREUX, GEORGES/DOBO.- CHAPTER 56: DINC, MARGARETA.- CHAPTER 57: DOROFTE, IONEL.- CHAPTER 58: DRAGOMIRESCU, VIRGIL-TIBERIU V.- CHAPTER 59: DRGAN, IOAN A.- CHAPTER 60: DRGHICESCU, DIMITRIE.- CHAPTER 61: DUMITRESCU, DUMITRU.- CHAPTER 62: ENCHESCU, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 63: EPURAN, MIHAI.- CHAPTER 64: FARKA, MAGDALENA C.- CHAPTER 65: FEUERSTEIN, REUVEN.- CHAPTER 66: FISCHBEIN, EFRAIM.- CHAPTER 67: FLORIAN, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 68: FLORU, ROBERT.- CHAPTER 69: GAVRILIU, LEONARD.- CHAPTER 70: GVNESCUL, ION.- CHAPTER 71: GEORGIADE, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 72: GHEORGHIU, VLADIMIR ARISTO.- CHAPTER 73: GHIGEANU, VALERIU M.- CHAPTER 74: GOLU, MIHAI.- CHAPTER 75: GOLU, PANTELIMON.- CHAPTER 76: GRAMA, DINU.- CHAPTER 77: GRIGOROIU-ERBNESCU, MARIA.- CHAPTER 78: GRUBER, EDUARD.- CHAPTER 79: HAVRNEANU, EUGEN-CORNELIU.- CHAPTER 80: HERSENI, TRAIAN.- CHAPTER 81: HOLBAN, ION.- CHAPTER 82: HOLDEVICI, IRINA.- CHAPTER 83: IACOB, LUMINIA MIHAELA.- CHAPTER 84: IAMANDESCU, IOAN BRADU.- CHAPTER 85: ILU, PETRU.- CHAPTER 86: IONESCU, GEORGE.- CHAPTER 87: IONESCU, ERBAN.- CHAPTER 88: IOSIF, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 89: IVANA, DUMITRU.- CHAPTER 90: JELESCU, PETRU TEFAN.- CHAPTER 91: JURCU, NICOLAE.- CHAPTER 92: KRAU, EDGAR.- CHAPTER 93: KREINDLER, ARTHUR.- CHAPTER 94: KULCSÁR, TIBERIU.- CHAPTER 95: LÁZÁR, ALEXANDRU.- CHAPTER 96: LZRESCU, MIRCEA DORU.- CHAPTER 97: LEONARDESCU, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 98: LOGOFTU, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 99: LUNGU, NICOLAE.- CHAPTER 100: MAIORESCU, TITU LIVIU.- CHAPTER 101: MAMALI, CTLIN S.- CHAPTER 102: MAMALI, CRISTEA.- CHAPTER 103: MAMALI, MARIA.- CHAPTER 104: MARCUS, STROENEL (STROE).- CHAPTER 105: MARE, VALERIU.- CHAPTER 106: MARINESCU, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 107: MATEI, CONSTANTIN NICOLAE.- CHAPTER 108: MRGINEANU, NICOLAE.- CHAPTER 109: MÂNZAT, ION.- CHAPTER 110: MICHILESCU, TEFAN C.- CHAPTER 111: MICLEA, MIRCEA.- CHAPTER 112: MIHIL, JACOB.- CHAPTER 113: MIHILESCU, VINTIL MIRON.- CHAPTER 114: MINULESCU, MIHAELA.- CHAPTER 115: MIRCEA, CORNELIU.- CHAPTER 116: MITROFAN, IOLANDA.- CHAPTER 117: MITROFAN, NICOLAE.- CHAPTER 118: MOLDOVAN, IOAN.- CHAPTER 119: MORARU, ION A.- CHAPTER 120: MORENO, JACOB LEVY.- CHAPTER 121: MOSCOVICI, SERGE.- CHAPTER 122: MOESCU, MARIA.- CHAPTER 123: MUNTEANU, ANCA.- CHAPTER 124: MUREAN, PAVEL.- CHAPTER 125: MUSTER, DUMITRU.- CHAPTER 126: NACHT, SACHA EMMANUEL.- CHAPTER 127: NDEJDE, DIMITRIE C.- CHAPTER 128: NEACU, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 129: NECULAU, ADRIAN D.- CHAPTER 130: NEGUR, ION.- CHAPTER 131: NESTOR, IACOB-MARIUS I.- CHAPTER 132: NICOLA, GRIGORE.- CHAPTER 133: OANCEA-URSU, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 134: ODOBLEJA, TEFAN.- CHAPTER 135: OGODESCU, DORU.- CHAPTER 136: OZUNU, DUMITRU.- CHAPTER 137: PAMFIL, EDUARD.- CHAPTER 138: PAPADIMA, EUGEN.- CHAPTER 139: PARHON, CONSTANTIN I.- CHAPTER 140: PAVELCU, VASILE.- CHAPTER 141: PUNESCU, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 142: PÂRVU, NICOLAE D.- CHAPTER 143: PEREA, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 144: PETEANU, MIHAI M.- CHAPTER 145: PETROMAN, PAVEL T.- CHAPTER 146: PIROZYNSKI, TADEUSZ.- CHAPTER 147: PITARIU, HORIA D.- CHAPTER 148: PITARIU, ION.- CHAPTER 149: POPA, GRIGORE.- CHAPTER 150: POPA, MARIAN.- CHAPTER 151: POPESCU-NEVEANU, PAUL.- CHAPTER 152: POPESCU-SIBIU, IOAN I.- CHAPTER 153: POPESCU, TEFAN.- CHAPTER 154: POPOVICI, DORU VLAD.- CHAPTER 155: POTORAC, ELENA.- CHAPTER 156: PREDA, VASILE LIVIU.- CHAPTER 157: PRUN, TIBERIU.- CHAPTER 158: PUFAN, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 159: PUFAN, PETRE.- CHAPTER 160: RACU, IGOR.- CHAPTER 161: RADU, GHEORGHE.- CHAPTER 162: RADU, IOAN.- CHAPTER 163: RADU, NICOLAE.- CHAPTER 164: RADU, VALENTINA.- CHAPTER 165: RALEA, MIHAI DUMITRU.- CHAPTER 166: RDULESCU-MOTRU, CONSTANTIN.- CHAPTER 167: RCANU, RUXANDRA.- CHAPTER 168: ROCO, MIHAELA MARIA FR.- CHAPTER 169: ROCA, ALEXANDRU.- CHAPTER 171: ROTH, WALTER.- CHAPTER 172: RUDIC, TIBERIU.- CHAPTER 173: RUSNAC, SVETLANA.- CHAPTER 174: RUSTICEANU (RUSCEAC), DIMITRIE.- CHAPTER 175: RUSU, LIVIU.- CHAPTER 176: SALADE, DUMITRU D.- CHAPTER 177: SAMU, VALERIU L.- CHAPTER 178: SHLEANU, VICTOR (AURELIAN).- CHAPTER 179: SEN, ALEXANDRU.- CHAPTER 180: SÎNTION, FILARET.- CHAPTER 18…