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| Mihai Viteazul | Nicolae Milescu-Spataru | Dimitrie Cantemir | Romanian Cities: Cluj, Sibiu | European Cultural Capital 2007 | |
| Emil Racovita | Nadia Comaneci | Ghita Muresan | |||
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Emil Racovita a fost un cunoscut explorator si biolog roman Intre anii 1879-1899 a participat, in calitate de naturalist, impreuna cu exploratorul norvegian Roald Amundsen, la o expeditie cu nava “Belgica”, in Antarctica.Cu acest prilej a adunat un bogat material stiintific, cu privire la plantele si animalele din zonele Antarcticii. Este fondatorul biospeologiei, pe care el a definit-o drepot o stiinta care studiaza viata in mediul subteran, mai ales cea din pesteri. In problemele biologiei, Racovita a aparat teoria evolutionista, care considera ca omul s/a dezvoltat intr-o lunga perioada de timp, pornind de la o anumita specie de maimute. In 1920 a infiintat la Cluj primul institut de biospeologie din lume si a predat primul curs de biologie generala din Romania. |
Emil Racovita was a well-known Romanian explorer and biologist. During the years 1879 - 1899, having the position of the naturalist, he took part in an expedition on the ship “Belgica” in Antartica, together with the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen. On that occasion he has gathered an ample scientific material regarding the fauna and flora in the Antartic area. He is the founder of the bio- spelaelogy, which he defined as a science that studies life in the underground environment, especially the one in the caves. Concerning the biological matters, Racovita defended the evolutionist theory, which considers that man has developed in a long period of time, starting from certain species of monkey . In 1920 he founded the first institute of bio-spelaelogy in the world in Cluj and he taught the first class of general biology in Romania. |
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