The Carol I National College (Romanian: Colegiul Național Carol I din Craiova) is a high school located in central Craiova, Romania, on Ioan Maiorescu Street. It is one of the most prestigious secondary education institutions in Romania.
Between 1947 and 1997 it operated under the name of Nicolae Bălcescu High School.
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History
The Central High School was officially established on 20 May 1826, although it was actually built 7 years later in 1833. After suffering heavy damage from the earthquake of 11 January 1838, the school was rebuilt in November 1842 and it had some 400 students.
Craiova's Central High School was renamed "Carol I Liceum" on 11 November 1885 by a Royal decree of King Carol I.
It was re-built a second time after the 1977 earthquake that demolished a major part of its buildings.
Alumni
The following is a short list of the most notable alumni of the Carol I National College.
Theodor Aman, painter and graphic artist
Constantin Angelescu, Prime Minister
Eugen Angelescu, chemist
Corneliu Baba, painter
Alexandru Balaci, philologist, literary critic
Nicolae Bănescu, historian
Marcu Botzan, agronomist
Al. C. Calotescu-Neicu, columnist
Gheorghe Chițu, lawyer and politician
Radu Ciuceanu, historian and politician
George Constantinescu, engineer
Traian Demetrescu, poet, novelist, and literary critic
George Fotino, jurist
Dimitrie Gerota, anatomist, physician, radiologist, and urologist
Tudor Gheorghe, musician, poet, and actor
Traian Gheorghiu, physicist
Radu Gyr, poet, essayist, playwright, and journalist
Eugène Ionesco, playwright and dramatist
Traian Lalescu, mathematician
Alexandru Macedonski, poet, novelist, dramatist, and literary critic
Ion Gheorghe Maurer, Prime Minister
Titu Maiorescu, philologist, literary critic, politician
Duiliu Marcu, architect
Nicolas Mateesco-Matte, jurist
Gib Mihăescu, writer
Alexandru Mironov, science-fiction writer, journalist, and politician
Jean Negulescu, film director, screenwriter, and a pioneer in cinemascope
Constantin S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor, historian, archeologist, and folklorist
Petre Pandrea, writer
Mihai Pătrașcu, computer scientist
Adrian Păunescu, poet
Amza Pellea, actor
Dionisie M. Pippidi, archaeologist and historian
Petrache Poenaru, inventor
Nicolae Popescu, mathematician
Ioan Nicolae Romanescu, pilot and aviation pioneer
Mihail Șerban, biochemist
Sabba Ștefănescu, paleontologist
Eraclie Sterian, physician, writer, and political activist
Simion Stoilow, mathematician
Eugen Taru, graphic artist
Gheorghe Tătărescu, politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Romania and three times as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Gheorghe Țițeica, mathematician
Nicolae Titulescu, diplomat, politician
Ion Țuculescu, painter
George Vâlsan, geographer
Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen, engineer and physicist
Pan M. Vizirescu, poet and essayist
Ștefan Voitec, communist politician who served as President of the Great National Assembly