Education
He studied philosophy and law at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1925. He started working towards a Doctor of Philosophy degree in law and sociology at the University of Paris, but dropped out later.
He studied philosophy and law at the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1925. He started working towards a Doctor of Philosophy degree in law and sociology at the University of Paris, but dropped out later.
He was then more attracted to sociology, due to his field experiences (monograph campaigns) under the coordination of professor Dimitrie Gusti. Gusti became one of his most admired mentors, alongside Nae Ionescu. He was also Gusti"s assistant at the University of Sociology in Bucharest.
In the winter of 1927 he started collaborating with Gândirea.
From June 1935 to September 1937 he was director of the Customs Service, while in 1940 he was director of Casa Autonomă de Finanțare și Amortizare. From January 27, 1941 to August 23, 1944, he was undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance, in the Ion Antonescu government.
After the communist takeover of Romania, he was arrested on August 30, 1946, tried as a war criminal, and sentenced on October 9, 1946 to 8 years in prison. He died on October 28, 1952, at the age of 48 while still in prison.
Other scholars considered him to be "a supporter of discrimination based on ethnicity", which "supported spiritually and morally the antisemitism of the government."
He had three daughters: Mariuca, Vivi, and Sandra.
According to Zigu Ornea, Vulcănescu considered himself a sympathizer of the Iron Guard.