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Alexandru Zub ALEXANDRU ZUB Născut la 12 octombrie 1934, comuna Vârful Câmpului, jud. Botoşani. Absolvent al Şcolii Pedagogice din Şendriceni, jud. Botoşani (1953). Licenţiat în istorie (1957) și doctor în istorie (1973) la Universitatea “Al. I. Cuza” din Iaşi. Cercetător științific, Institutul de Istorie şi Filologie, Iaşi (1957-1958). Bibliograf, Biblioteca Centrală Universitară “Mihai Eminescu”, Iaşi (1964-1968). Cercetător științific, Institutul de Istorie şi Arheologie “A. D. Xenopol”, Iaşi. Responsabil al colectivului de Istoria culturii (1968-1989). Director (1990-2010), director onorific (2010- ), Institutul de Istorie “A. D. Xenopol”, Iaşi. Profesor, Universitatea “Al. I. Cuza” din Iaşi (1990-2001). Membru corespondent al Academiei Române (din 1991) și titular (din 2004). Volume de autor 1. Mihail Kogălniceanu. 1817-1891. Biobibliografie, Bucureşti, Ed. Enciclopedică Română/ Ed. Militară, 1971 2. A.D. Xenopol, 1847-1920. Biobibliografie, Bucureşti, Ed. Enciclopedică Română/ Ed. Militară, 1973 3. Vasile Pârvan. Efigia cărturarului, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1974; ed. II, 2003 4. Mihail Kogălniceanu istoric, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1974; ed. II, Ed. Universității „Al. I. Cuza”, Iași, 2012 5. Vasile Pârvan, 1882-1927. Biobibliografie¸ Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică/Ed. Militară, 1975; Tipo Moldova, 2011, ediție anastatică 6. Junimea. Implicaţii istoriografice, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1976 7. M. Kogălniceanu, un fondateur de la Roumanie moderne, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, 1978 8. Hundert Jahre Unabhängigkeit Rumäniens, 1877-1977, mit Beiträgen von Alexandru Zub und Gerhard Ernst, Osteuropainstitut, Regensburg, 1978 9. A scrie şi a face istorie. Istoriografia română postpaşoptistă, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1981; (ed. II, Editura Universității „Al. I. Cuza”, 2014 10. Biruit-au gândul. Note despre istorismul românesc, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1983; 20132 11. Pe urmele lui Vasile Pârvan, Bucureşti, Ed. Sport-Turism, 1983 12. L’Historiographie roumaine à l’âge de la synthèse: A. D. Xenopol, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, 1983 13. Mihail Kogălniceanu, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, 1984; ed. II, Institutul European, 2004 14. De la istoria critică la criticism. Istoriografia română la finele secolului XIX şi începutul secolului XX, Bucureşti, Ed. Academiei, 1985; ed. II, cu subtilul Istoriografia română sub semnul modernităţii, Bucureşti, Ed. Enciclopedică, 2000 15. Les dilemmes d’un historien: Vasile Pârvan, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, 1985 16. Cunoaştere de sine şi integrare, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1986; ed. II, cu subtilul Identitate, durată, devenire istorică, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii „Al. I. Cuza“, 2004 17. Istorie şi istorici în România interbelică, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1989; ed. II, 2003 18. Istorie şi finalitate, Bucureşti, Ed. Academiei, 1991; ed. II, cu subtitlul În căutarea identităţii, Iaşi, Polirom, 2004 19. La sfârşit de ciclu. Despre impactul Revoluţiei franceze, Iaşi, Ed. Institutul European, 1994 1 2 20. Eminescu. Glose istorico-culturale, Chişinău, Ed. Enciclopedică “Gheorghe Asachi”, 1994 21. În orizontul istoriei, Iaşi, Ed. Institutul European, 1994 22. Impasul reîntregirii, Iaşi, Ed. Timpul, 1995; ed. revăzute şi întregite în 2004, 2009, 2012 23. Chemarea istoriei. Un an de răspântie în România postcomunistă, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea, 1997 24. Discurs istoric şi tranziţie, Iaşi, Ed. Institutul European, 1998 25. Reflections on the Impact of the French Revolution. 1789, de Tocqueville, and the Romanian Culture, Iaşi/Oxford/Portland, Ed. The Center for Romanian Studies, 2000 26. Orizont închis. Istoriografia română sub dictatură, Iaşi, Ed. Institutul European, 2000 27. Oglinzi retrovizoare. Istorie, memorie şi morală în România, Iaşi, Ed. Polirom (împreună cu Sorin Antohi), 2002 28. Vasile Pârvan: dilemele unui istoric, Ed. Institutul European, 2002 29. Istoriografia română la vârsta sintezei: A. D. Xenopol, Iaşi, Institutul European, 2004 30. Mihail Kogălniceanu, arhitect al României moderne, Iaşi, Institutul European, 2005 31. Romanogermanica. Secvenţe istorico-culturale, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii „Al. I. Cuza“, 2005. 32. Clio sub semnul interogaţiei. Idei, sugestii, figuri, 2006, Iaşi, Polirom 33. N. Iorga: studii şi note istoriografice, Brăila, Ed. Istros, 2012 34. Alexandru Zub la Sighet, Bucureşti, Fundaţia Academia Civică, 2012 35. Cantemiriana. Eseuri, note de lectură, Ed. Istros, Muzeul Brăilei, 2014 Volume (tematice) coordonate 1. A. D. Xenopol. Studii privitoare la viaţa şi opera sa, Bucureşti, Ed. Academiei (în colaborare), 1972 2. Cuza Vodă. In memoriam, Iaşi, Ed. Junimea (în colaborare), 1973 3. Culture and Society. Structures, Interferences, Analogies in the Modern Romanian History, Iaşi, Ed. Academiei, 1985 4. La Révolution française et les Roumains. Impact, images, interprétations, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii “Al. I. Cuza”, 1989 5. Temps et changement dans l’espace roumain. Fragments d’une histoire des conduites temporelles, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii “Al. I. Cuza”, 1991 6. Cultură şi societate. Studii privitoare la trecutul românesc, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică, 1991 7. Identitate/alteritate în spaţiul cultural românesc, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii “Al. I. Cuza”, 1996 8. Basarabia. Dilemele identităţii, Iaşi, Fundaţia Academică “A. D. Xenopol”, 2001 (în colaborare) 9. Globalism şi dileme identitare: perspective româneşti, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii “Al. I. Cuza”, 2002 (în colaborare) 10. Populism, demagogie, realism politic, Iaşi, Ed. Fundaţia Academică “A.D. Xenopol”/Fundaţia “Konrad Adenauer”, 2001 (în colaborare) 11. Sovietization in Romania and Czechoslovakia. History, analogies, consequences, Iaşi, Polirom (în colaborare), 2003 12. Franţa, model cultural şi politic, Iaşi, Junimea, 2003 (în colaborare) 13. Südosteuropa im 20. Jahrhundert: Ethnostrukturen, Identitäten, Konflikte, Ed. Universităţii „Al. I. Cuza“ Iaşi/ Hartung Gorre Verlag Konstanz, 2004 (în colaborare) 14. Cultură politică şi politici culturale în România modernă, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii „Al. I. Cuza“ , 2005 (în colaborare) 3 Serii şi volume editate 1. V. Pârvan, Corespondenţă şi acte, Bucureşti, Ed. Minerva, 1973 2. M. Kogălniceanu, Opere, II, Bucureşti, Ed. Academiei, 1976 3. V. Pârvan, Scrieri, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică şi Enciclopedică, 1981 sqq. 4. A.D. Xenopol, Istoria românilor din Dacia Traiană, Bucureşti, 1985 sqq. 5. V. Pârvan, Studii…, Bucureşti, Ed. Ştiinţifică (etc.), 1990 sqq. 6. Ion Nistor. 1876-1962, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii “Al. I. Cuza”, 1993, seria Restitutio historiographica, infra: RH (în colaborare) 7. Victor Slăvescu. 1891-1977, Bucureşti, Ed. Academiei, 1993 (RH, în colaborare) 8. Ilie Minea, Iaşi, Ed. Universităţii “Al. I. Cuza”, 1996 (RH, în colaborare) 9. I.D. Ştefănescu. 1886-1981, Iaşi, Fundaţia Academică “A. D. Xenopol”, 1997 (RH, în colaborare) 10. V. Pârvan, Memoriale, Bucureşti, Ed. Cartea Românească, 2001 11. V. Pârvan, Idei şi forme istorice. Patru lecţii inaugurale, Bucureşti, Cartea Românească, 2003 12. V. Pârvan, Scrieri alese, Bucureşti, Ed. Academiei Române, 2006; Tipo Moldova, 2011, republicat anastatic Reviste coordonate 1. Xenopoliana, I-XII, Fundaţia Academică “A. D. Xenopol”, 1993-2004 (în colaborare) 2. Anuarul Institutului de Istorie „A. D. Xenopol“, Iaşi, Ed. Academiei, 1990-2004 (în colaborare) Distincţii şi recunoaşteri profesionale Bursier al Fundaţiei Alexander von Humboldt (1977-1978). Directeur d’Etudes à l’Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris (1993, 2004). Membru titular al Academiei Române din 2004 (corespondent din 1991), preşedinte al Secţiei de Ştiinţe Istorice şi Arheologie (2005-2009) Doctor honoris causa al Universităţilor: „1 Decembrie 1918“ Alba Iulia (2005); „Dunărea de Jos“ Galaţi (2004); „Ştefan cel Mare“ Suceava (2004); „Ovidius“ Constanţa (2006). Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (1995). Ordinul naţional Steaua României în grad de Mare Ofiţer (2000). Medalia „Eroul Libertăţii“, acordată de Republica Ungară, cu ocazia semicentenarului revoluţiei din 1956 (16 oct. 2006). Membru corespondent al Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft, München. Membru corespondent al Academiei din Lisabona (propunere 2000). Preşedinte al Comisiei Mixte Ceho-Române de Istorie. Membru în diverse asociaţii profesionale din România şi străinătate: Comisia Internaţională de Istoriografie; Asociaţia Istoricilor Europeni; Asociaţia Istoricilor Americani; Societatea Internaţională pentru Studiul Timpului; Board of Eminent Scholars in History, Académie Internationale de Droit Linguistique; etc. Director de onoare al revistei Dacia literară. Membru în diverse comitete şi colegii de redacţie din România şi din afara ţării. Membru fondator al Asociaţiei Foştilor Deţinuţi Politici din România (în virtutea recluziunii din anii 1958-1964). Crucea Casei Regale a României, 11 dec. 2008 Professor Emeritus al Universităţii „Al. I. Cuza“, 23 oct. 2009 Profesor de onoare al Universităţii „Al. I. Cuza“, 23 oct. 2009 Cetăţean de onoare al oraşului Iaşi, 2009 .
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