Vladimir Tismăneanu is a Romanian American political scientist, political analyst, sociologist, and professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. A specialist in political systems and comparative politics, he is director of the University of Maryland's Center for the Study of Post-Communist Societies, having served as chairman of the editorial committee (2004–2008) and editor (1998–2004) of the East European Politics and Societies academic review. Over the years, Tismăneanu has been a contributor to several periodicals, including Studia Politica, Journal of Democracy, Sfera Politicii, Revista 22, Evenimentul Zilei, Idei în Dialog and Cotidianul. He has also worked with the international radio stations Radio Free Europe and Deutsche Welle, and authored programs for the Romanian Television Company. As of 2009, he is Academic Council Chairman of the Institute for People's Studies, a think tank of the Romanian Democratic Liberal Party. Between February 2010 and May 2012, he was also President of the Scientific Council of the Institute for the Investigation of Communist Crimes in Romania.
Antal is a surname. It derived from the Antonius root name. The surname traces its origin back to Normandy. Notable people with the surname include:
Antonescu is a common family name in Romania derived from the root name, Antonius. Persons named Antonescu include:
Antoniades is a Greek surname. The name is derived from the root name Antonius. Notable people with the name include the following:
Andone is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Anton or Antón is a surname. It derived from the Antonius root name. The early origin of the name traces back to Saxony. Notable people with the surname include:
Cernat is a Romanian surname. It originates from the Slavic root ćern-, meaning "black", along with the suffix -at. Černat(a) is a Slavic cognate.
Fieraru and Fierarul are Romanian-language surname of occupational derivation, meaning "blacksmith". Notable people with the surname include:
Lupul is a Romanian language surname literally meaning "the wolf". Variant: Lupu
Ciubotaru, Ciobotariu or Ciubotarul is a Romanian-language occupational surname derived from the occupation of ciubotar, bootmaker, a borrowing from Slavic 'Chebotar'
The Romanian-language surname Morariu literally meaning "miller" may refer to:
The Romanian-language surname Morar, literally meaning "miller", is specific to the Moldavia region.
Leonte is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Dogaru, meaning "cooper", is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adamescu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Covali is the Romanian form of the name Kowal, meaning "forger" or "blacksmith" in Slavic languages. The surname may refer to:
Covali is the Romanian form of the Russian surname Kovalyov derived from the occupation of "forger" or "blacksmith".
Lupulescu is a Romanian-language surname: lup (=wolf) + -ul + -escu. It may also be transcribed via Cyrillic alphabet and back to Latin as Lupulesku. Notable people with this surname include:
Pescaru is a Romanian-language surname derived from the occupation of fisherman. Notable people with this surname include:
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