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Petru Soltan (June 29, 1931 – July 15, 2016) was a Moldovan mathematician. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova[2] and an honorary member of the Romanian Academy.[3] Petru Soltan was a member of the Mathematical Society of Moldova.[4]

Petru Soltan
Petru Soltan
Born	(1931-06-29)June 29, 1931 Coșnița, Moldavian ASSR, Soviet Union
Died	15 July 2016(2016-07-15) (aged 85) Chișinău, Moldova
Nationality	Romanian USSR Moldovan
Alma mater	Moscow State University
Awards	Om emerit al Republicii Moldova (1994)
Scientific career
Fields	mathematics
Institutions	Moldova State University Academy of Sciences of Moldova
Doctoral advisor	Pavel Sergeevich Aleksandrov
Doctoral students	Victor Chepoi[1]

Petru Soltan served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1994)[5] and is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.[6]

He died on 15 July 2016 at the age of 86.[7]

Awards and honours

• Doctor Honoris Causa Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1992),
• Doctor Honoris Causa Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (1998)
• Doctor Honoris Causa al Universităţii Pedagogice de Stat din Tiraspol, cu sediul la Chişinău (2000).
• Doctor Magna cum Laudae al ULIM (1994),
• Honorary Professor Petre Andrei University of Iași (2001).
• Membru titular Academy of Sciences of Moldova (din 1992),
• honorary member Romanian Academy, 1993.
• Om emerit al Republicii Moldova (1994),
• Medals Acad. S. I. Vavilov (Moscova, 1991),
• Medal "Meritul Civic" (1996),
• Medal Mihai Eminescu (2000),
• Medal Dimitrie Cantemir (Academy of Sciences of Moldova, 2001).
• Moldova's National Prize in Science and Technology, 2004[3]

Bibliography

• Enciciclopedia Sovietică moldovenească, Chişinău
• Petru Soltan. Colectiv de autori. Calendarul Naţional, 2001, pp. 139–141
• Gheorghe Rusnac, Valeriu Cozma, Profesorii Universităţii de stat din Moldova. Chişinău, Ed. USM, 2001.
• Tudor Ţopa, Voievozii înspiraţiei, Chişinău, 2007, pp. 42–54.

References

External links

• Mathematical Society of the Republic of Moldova, An overview over the state of the mathematical activities in the Republic of Moldova

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