phologist and a specialist in Human Geography, but also an upright geogra- pher of wide vision.
He analysed different subjects and areas in more than 60 geomorpho-
logic works. Some of his studies brought important contributions based on punctual or larger research and precise theoretical knowledge, namely: the erosion surfaces (platforms), the slope morphodynamics especially torrents and landslides with multiple implications in land erosion; the role of subsi- dence in generating special natural environments and drainage evolution; the relation between the structure and the geological evolution of some regions and their reflection on specific landforms; the sag, the suffusion and the re- sulted loess landforms; the evolution of settlement and land use, and land- form dynamics, etc. Many of these subjects were presented at national and international geography conferences, published in special volumes or in pres- tigious geography magazines, debated in detailed or larger works (papers, monographs) or university courses, included in the cartographic works (maps, atlases, etc.) he conceived and made. We would like to present two of his achievements because they show
better two distinct stages of the geographic thinking in geomorphology. The first one, named “Dealul Mare – Hârlău – observations on landform evolution and human settlement” and published in 1937, represents his PhD thesis coordinated by the university professor doctor M. David. The PhD the- sis was presented at the University of Iaşi (in 1936), six years after he had graduated the faculty, in front of a commission made up of the professors I. Borcea and I. Simionescu. The general conclusions when analysing this the- sis are the following: - It belongs to the regional geographic papers based on in-depth field
investigations, map analyses and excellent knowledge of the Romanian and foreign geologic, geomorphologic, and anthropogeographic literature. - It belongs to the elite geographic PhD thesis presented in Romania
in the interwar period that focused on landform analysis in relation with geol- ogy and life evolution, continuing the ascending direction started by G. Vâl- san, M. David, C. Brătescu, V. Mihăilescu. - On one hand, he was influenced by the naturalist school where he
was student and then assistant, having as models the professors I. Simionescu, I. Borcea, M. David, I. Atanasiu, N. Macarovici, Gh. Năstase, etc. On the other hand, he was influenced by the evolutionist ideas of the west European schools (especially the French school). Therefore his approach contains detailed references to the geologic elements when analysing the landforms genetically and evolutionally, and explanations regarding the hu- man influence on landforms and vice versa.
tions:
A detailed analysis of his PhD thesis reveals other important contribu- The area Dealul Mare – Hârlău was integrated in the system of Suceava
Plateau (named as such for the first time), part of the Moldavian Plateau. He 14
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