Matei Basarab National College

Matei Basarab National College (Romanian: Colegiul National Matei Basarab) is a high school in Bucharest, Romania. It opened in November 1860, one of two secondary schools to open that year in the Romanian capital, the other being Gheorghe Lazar Gymnasium, in order to supplement the older Saint Sava High School. Alumni include Aurel Baranga, Nicolae Cajal, Paul Georgescu, Alexandru Graur, Petre Iorgulescu-Yor, Stefan Octavian Iosif, Constantin Levaditi, Gheorghe Marinescu, Constantin Miculescu, Vintila M. Mihailescu, Ion Mincu, Costin Murgescu, Stefan S. Nicolau, Miron Nicolescu, Dimitrie Paciurea, Lucretiu Patrascanu, Radu D. Rosetti, George Topirceanu, Ilarie Voronca, George Vraca, Duiliu Zamfirescu, and George Oprescu. Former faculty include Emanoil Bacaloglu, George Calinescu, Mitita Constantinescu, Eugen Lovinescu, Constantin Moisil, Gheorghe Munteanu-Murgoci, Dumitru Panaitescu-Perspessicius, Dimitrie D. Patrascanu, Ion Popescu-Voitesti, Constantin F. Robescu, Ioan Slavici, ...