In February 1851, only a few days apart, two scholars were born, whose lives may be considered parallel – from the beginning almost to the very end. The last time their paths crossed was at the founding of the Astronomical Observatory in Bucharest, an institution that Ștefan C. Hepites had long envisioned. On April 1, 1908, the Minister of Public Instruction, Spiru Haret, signed the decree establishing the Meteorological and Astronomical Observatory under the unified leadership of Nicolae Coculescu. Meteorology would regain its independence only in 1920. We shall attempt to follow the destinies of these two scholars, who may be regarded as founders of Romanian astronomy. In recognition of all they did for the advancement of astronomy, their portraits stand at the head of the gallery of astronomers at the Bucharest Observatory of the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy.
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