Traian Birăiescu și contribuția sa la cercetarea și cunoașterea istoriei Banatului medieval
Traian Birăiescu and His Contribution to the Research and Knowledge of the History of Medieval Banat

Summary/Abstract: Among the prominent Romanian scholars who have devoted a special interest and passion to researching the past of the Romanian province of Banat is the writer (prose writer, essayist), literary critic, journalist, and historian from Banat, Traian Birăiescu. He was born on December 28, 1889 (this year marks the 135th anniversary of his birth), in Peștere, Caraș-Severin County. His father, Nicolae Birăiescu, was a teacher, and his mother, Cristina, also a teacher. He attended elementary school in Lugoj and high school in Lugoj and Lipova. He completed his higher education at the Faculty of Law of the University of Budapest and the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Bucharest (after 1919). Traian Birăiescu worked as a journalist for the publications „The Romanian People” in Budapest (1911) and „The Romanian” in Arad. He was also a contributor to „Epoch” and „The Truth” in Bucharest (between 1914 and 1916), as well as to „Greater Romania” and „Country Council” (between 1916 and 1918). He was a founding member of the newspapers: „The Banat” (1918), „Romanian Banat” (1919-1929), editor of „The Hope” (1919-1926; 1928- 1930), editor for Banat of the magazine „The Three Cris” (since 1919), editor of „The Country” (1921), head of the statistics office of the Timișoara municipality, cultural advisor of the Timișoara city hall and director of the cinemas in Timișoara (since 1921), publisher and editor-in-chief of the magazine „Cinema-Das Kino-A Moszi” (1921-1924), editor for Banat of the newspaper „The Current” (1928-1931), editor of the magazine „Banat Tribune” in Timișoara (1921-1930) and founding member of the „Banat- Crişana Social Institute” (1933). He also collaborated on „The Flag”, „The Forehead”, „Banat Magazine”, „Banat-Crişana Social Institute Magazine”, and „The Will”. He made his journalistic debut with an article in „The Romanian People” (in 1911). He died on December 13, 1946, in Timișoara.

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