Ion Popescu (1830 – 1901) was aRomanian teacher and writer. He was born in northernTransylvania and attended school inBaia Mare andCluj.
Forced to flee fromTransylvania because of his involvement in the1848 Revolution, in 1849 Ion Popescu settled inBârlad where he first occupied a position of teacher in a primary school, the only school existing at that time in the city. After the founding of theGheorghe Roşca Codreanu High School in Bârlad, Ion Popescu was appointed professor ofLatin, keeping his position till he retired in 1892. Ion Popescu was also one of the founders of the "Normal school for Boys" ofBârlad for the training of elementary teachers.
In 1870 he was one of the founders of the cultural society "Unirea" and on September 27, 1870 established the magazineSemănătorul. He also founded the "Associated Professors' Printing Press" of Bârlad where the magazine and other teaching books were printed.
Ion Popescu died ofdiabetes on July 11, 1901 in Bârlad.
A bust of Ion Popescu was completed bysculptorIon Dimitriu-Bârlad and is located in front of the "Normal school" in Bârlad.[1][2][3]
