Nichifor Crainic

Nichifor Crainic (Romanian pronunciation: [niˈcifor ˈkrajnik]; pseudonym of Ion Dobre [iˈon ˈdobre]; 22 December 1889, Bulbucata, Giurgiu County – 20 August 1972, Mogoșoaia) was a Romanian writer, editor, philosopher, poet and theologian famed for his traditionalist activities. Crainic was also a professor of theology at the Bucharest Theological Seminary and the Chișinău Faculty of Theology. He was an important racist ideologue, and a far-right politician. He was one of the main Romanian fascist and antisemitic ideologues.

Nichifor Crainic
Minister of National Propaganda
In office
4 July 1940  14 September 1940
Prime MinisterIon Gigurtu
Ion Antonescu
Preceded byTeofil Sidorovici
Succeeded byPosition temporarily suspended
In office
27 January 1941  26 May 1941
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byMihai Antonescu
State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs
In office
14 September 1940  21 January 1941
Prime MinisterIon Antonescu
MinisterTraian Brăileanu
Co-Leader of the National Christian Party
In office
16 July 1935  10 February 1938
Serving with Octavian Goga & A. C. Cuza
Preceded byOctavian Goga (as president of the National Agrarian Party)
A. C. Cuza (as president of the National-Christian Defense League)
Succeeded byNone (party banned under the 1938 Constitution)
Personal details
Born(1889-12-22)December 22, 1889
Bulbucata, Giurgiu County, Kingdom of Romania
DiedAugust 20, 1972(1972-08-20) (aged 82)
Mogoșoaia, Ilfov County, Socialist Republic of Romania
Political partyNational-Christian Defense League (before 1935)
National Christian Party (19351938)
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest
University of Vienna
OccupationWriter, Professor, Politician
ProfessionTheologian, Philosopher
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