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Radu R. Florescu

Romanian historian and university teacher, based in Boston 1950s-2000s · Romania · On the map · Writers · Lived 1925 to 2014 · aged 88

Radu Florescu was a Romanian academic who held the position of emeritus professor of history at Boston College. His work on Vlad Dracula includes a series of bestselling books that he co-authored with his colleague Raymond T. McNally.

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Knight of the National Order of Faithful Service2000

About this person

Along with serving as director of the East European Research Center at Boston College, Florescu was also a philanthropist and an adviser to Edward Kennedy on Balkan and Eastern European affairs. At the time of his death, Radu Florescu was considered the patriarch of the Florescu family.

Country
Romania
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2014 · aged 88