Radu Florescu

Radu Florescu
Florescu at Clemson University in 1977
Born(1925-10-23)23 October 1925
Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Died18 May 2014(2014-05-18) (aged 88)
Mougins, France
EducationChrist Church (BA & MA)
Indiana University Bloomington (PhD)
Occupation(s)Historian, Professor
SpouseNicole Michel
Children4
Parent(s)Radu Florescu, Vera Soepkez

Radu Florescu (23 October 1925 – 18 May 2014) 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[1] books that he co-authored with his colleague Raymond T. McNally. 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 [ro].[2]

  1. ^ "Radu Florescu – Obituary". The Telegraph, 20 May 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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