Background
Candea, Virgil G. was born on April 29, 1929 in Focsani, Romania. Son of Lucian and Elena (Gruianu) Candea.
Candea, Virgil G. was born on April 29, 1929 in Focsani, Romania. Son of Lucian and Elena (Gruianu) Candea.
Master of Laws in Theology and Philosophy, Bucharest University, 1945. Doctor of Philosophy in Philosophy, Bucharest University, 1970.
Chief documentation department Library. Romanian Academy, Bucharest, 1950—1961. Director International Association Southeastern European Studies, 1963—1968.
Senior fellow Institute Southeastern European Studies, since 1968. Professor Institute International Studies, Geneva, 1967—1971. Secretary Romania Association, since 1972.
Professor Romanian medieval history University Strassburg, France, 1983. Fellow Wilson Center, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1984.
Member of Centro Italo-Rumeno di Studi Storici (vice president Mailand, Italy since 1978), Romanian Union Writers, Romanian Academy Social and Political Sciences (correspondent prize 1979).
Married Alexandrina Anastasiu, August 3, 1957. Children: Bogdan, Vlad(deceased), Ioana.