Petre Andrei

Petre Andrei
Born(1891-06-29)June 29, 1891
DiedOctober 4, 1940(1940-10-04) (aged 49)
Iași, Kingdom of Romania
Cause of deathSuicide by cyanide poisoning
Resting placeEternitatea Cemetery, Iași
Occupation(s)Academic, politician
Spouse
Alice-Georgette Tulbure
(m. 1920)
Children4
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Iași
ThesisFilosofia valorii (1918)
Doctoral advisorDimitrie Gusti
Other advisorsIon Petrovici
Academic work
DisciplineSociology
InstitutionsUniversity of Iași
Influenced
Military career
AllegianceRomanian Army
Years of service1916–1918
Battles/wars
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania
Order of the Crown of Romania
Minister of National Education
In office
5 December 1938 – 3 July 1940
Prime MinisterMiron Cristea
Armand Călinescu
Gheorghe Argeșanu
Constantin Argetoianu
Gheorghe Tătărăscu
Preceded byArmand Călinescu
Succeeded byDumitru Caracostea
Personal details
Political partyNational Peasants' Party
National Renaissance Front

Petre Andrei (June 29, 1891 – October 4, 1940) was a Romanian sociologist, philosopher, and politician who served as Education Minister in 1938–1940.