Șerban Țițeica (March 27 [O.S. March 14] 1908 – May 28, 1985) was a Romanianquantum physicist. He is regarded as the founder of the Romanian school of theoretical physics.[1]
The third and last child of mathematician Gheorghe Țițeica, he was born in Bucharest, where he attended Mihai Viteazul High School.[2] He then went to the University of Bucharest, graduating in 1929 with a degree in Physics and Chemistry and another in Mathematics. That year, he met Enrico Fermi, who gave three talks at his alma mater; upon Fermi's recommendation, he pursued his studies at Leipzig University from 1930 to 1934 under Werner Heisenberg, earning a doctorate in 1935, with thesis "On the behaviour of electrical resistance of metals in magnetic field".[3][4]
Țițeica taught at Politehnica University of Bucharest from 1935 to 1941 as assistant professor, and was then a professor at the University of Iași (1941–1948) and the University of Bucharest (1949–1977). He became a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1955, and served as its vice president from 1963 until his death in his native city.[2]
^"Short biography of Șerban Țițeica"(PDF). Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare pentru Fizică și Inginerie Nucleară Horia Hulubei. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
