Academician, Corr. Mem., PhD Prof. Ioan Athanasiu (1868–1926) was a prominent Romanian veterinarian and physiologist. He studied veterinary medicine in Bucharest and specialized in physiology in France, earning his doctorate from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 1898. Athanasiu held various academic posts, including Deputy Director of the International Institute of Physiology “E. J. Marey” in Boulogne‑sur‑Seine, France, director of the Institute of Physiology at the University of Bucharest, Director of the Higher School of Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, corresponding member of the Romanian Academy since 1911, professor and Rector of the University of Bucharest, and a key figure in modern Romanian physiology. He published extensively and contributed to the French dictionary of physiology, focusing on motor nervous energy and electrophysiology. His legacy will be commemorated in 2026, marking a century since his death.
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Vol. XIX / 2026 - Studii și Comunicări
[…] Dumitru CURCĂ Viața și opera fiziologului academician (m.c.) prof. univ. dr. Ioan Athanasiu (1868-1926). Comemor… Life and work of the academician physiologist (cor. mem.) PhD prof. Ioan Athanasiu (1868-1926): […]