Liviu Constantinescu
Liviu Constantinescu (26 November 1914 – 29 November 1997) was a Romanian geophysicist, professor of geophysics, member of the Romanian Academy. He was the cofounder, together with Sabba S. Ștefănescu, of the Romanian school of geophysics.
Biography
He was born in
After a few years as teaching assistant at the Department of Sciences of his alma mater (1937–1943), he was appointed director of the newly founded Geophysical Observatory Surlari, named today National Geomagnetic Observatory Surlari "Liviu Constantinescu" (1943–1958); this started his career as a geophysicist. He was appointed professor (1949–1975) at a newly created Department of Geophysics, led by Ștefănescu and later by Constantinescu himself, and also taught at the University of Bucharest.
Constantinescu has made important contributions to several domains of pure and applied geophysics: geomagnetism (normal distribution and secular variation of the main geomagnetic field, general morphology and particularities of magnetic perturbations, magnetotellurics); handling and interpretation of gravimetric and magnetometric data (analytic continuation of potential fields, effects of Earth tides, time variation of the gravity field); seismology and tectonophysics (focal mechanism of earthquakes, seismicity and seismotectonics, Carpathian earthquakes, and seismicity of the Romanian territory).
He was member of the study group on Seismic methods for monitoring underground explosions at the
An academic equally familiar with natural sciences and humanities, Constantinescu was a teacher for many. For 25 years, he gave lectures on geomagnetism and magnetic prospecting, gravimetry and gravimetric prospecting, radioactive prospecting, and seismology. He was editor and coauthor of the textbook Exploration Geophysics (Prospecțiuni geofizice) (1964–1965); he wrote the section The Earth (Terra) of the Italian Enciclopedia del Novecento (1975–1990).
He died in Saint-Louis, Alsace, at age 83; a memorial service was held at St. Bessarion Church in Bucharest.[2]
References
- ^ "Academicianul Liviu Constantinescu, comemorat în satul Ighișu Vechi". Tribuna (in Romanian). October 21, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "O Personalitate pe zi: Geofizicianul Liviu Constantinescu" (in Romanian). Agerpres. November 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- (in Romanian) Liviu Constantinescu: Mesaje ale Pământului în descifrări actuale (Messages of the Earth in Actual Decodings), Editura Ştiințifică, București, 1974.
- (in Romanian) Liviu Constantinescu: Sinergismul în cercetările geonomice (Synergism in Geonomical Research), Editura Academiei Române, București, 1992.
- (in Romanian) M. Visarion: Liviu Constantinescu, omul şi opera (Liviu Constantinescu, the Man and His Work), Academica, Nr.32 (169), November 2004.
- (in Romanian) Andrei Alexandru Soare: Profesorul Liviu Constantinescu, întemeietorul Observatorului Geofizic Surlari (Professor Liviu Constantinescu, Founder of the Geophysical Observatory Surlari), Academica, Nr.32 (169), November 2004.
- (in Romanian) Dorina N. Rusu: Membrii Academiei Române – Dicționar (The Members of the Romanian Academy – Dictionary), Editura Enciclopedică / Editura Academiei Române, București, 2003.
External links
- (in Romanian) Academia Română / (in English) The Romanian Academy
- (in Romanian) Observatorul Geomagnetic Naţional "Liviu Constantinescu" (National Geomagnetic Observatory Surlari "Liviu Constantinescu")
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG)
- International Seismological Centre (ISC)
- European Geophysical Society (EGS) / European Geosciences Union (EGU)
- European Seismological Commission (ESC)
- (in Italian) Enciclopedia del Novecento Archived 2004-06-19 at the Wayback Machine