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Ștefan Procopiu ((:ʃteˈfan prokoˈpi.u); January 19, 1890 – August 22, 1972) was a Romanian physicist. ==Biography== Procopiu was born in 1890 in Bârlad, Romania. His father, Emanoil Procopiu, was employed at the Bârlad courthouse. His mother, Ecaterina Tașcă was the daughter of Gheorghe Tașcă (see Tașcă family).〔George-Felix Tașcă – Din descendenţa marelui căpitan Constantin Balaban (1780-1845) – Institutul de Istorie și Arheologie A.D. Xenopol Iași – Al IV-lea simpozion de studii genealogice 13-15 mai 1993.〕 He attended the Gheorghe Roșca Codreanu High School in Bârlad from 1901 to 1908, continuing his studies at the Faculty of Sciences of the "Alexandru Ioan" Cuza University of Iași from 1908 to 1912. After graduation he became assistant to professor Dragomir Hurmuzescu.〔(Diana Iane – Ștefan Procopiu )〕 In 1919 he obtained a scholarship to continue his studies in Paris, attending courses of famous scientists, such as Gabriel Lippmann, Marie Curie, Paul Langevin, Aimé Cotton. On 5 March 1924, Procopiu obtained the title of doctor in physics with the thesis "On the electric birefringence of suspensions" presented to a commission including professor Aimé Cotton as coordinator and Charles Fabry and Henri Mouton as cross-examiners.〔(Mihai Olteneanu Stefan I. Procopiu 1890 – 1972 )〕 After his return to Romania on January 15, 1925 professor of the gravitation, heat and electricity department of the "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași, replacing his former teacher Dragomir Hurmuzescu, who had retired., Procopiu coordinated the department until his retirement in 1962.〔(Ștefan Procopiu (1890—1972) )〕 At the same time he was appointed professor at the "Gheorghe Asachi" Polytechnic Institute of Iași〔 In 1939 Ștefan Procopiu published his treatise on "Electricity and Magnetism", followed in 1948 by his monography on “Thermodynamics”. On June, 1948 he was appointed corresponding member of the Romanian Academy, being promoted to full membership on July 2, 1955.〔 In 1964 he was awarded the Romanian State Prize.〔 He was also decorated with the Order of Work (Ordinul Muncii), Order of the Star of Romania and the Order of Scientific Merit. Procopiu was also selected twice as member in the Commission for the award of the Nobel Prize.〔 Procopiu was also deeply involved in the cultural life of the city of Iași. He was an active member of the Board of Directors of the National Theatre “Vasile Alecsandri” of Iași.〔 Ștefan Procopiu died on August 22, 1972 in Iași, Romania, at the age of 82.〔(Personalităţi bârlădene )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ștefan Procopiu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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