Personalităţi ale învăţământului superior tehnic şi cercetării româneşti în domeniul maşinilor hidraulice: acad. Ioan Anton

Abstract

Academician Ioan Anton (18 July 1924, Vintere, Bihor - 12 April 2011, Timişoara) is the most prominent personality of the technical and academic body from Timisoara city of the second half of twentieth century. The paper begins with historical data upon the Politechnical School of Timişoara and the period when Ioan Anton has completed his studies in engineering here. After his admission as a teacher (1948) at Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Hydraulic Machines Department, there were emphasized the scientific and didactic activities, as well as administrative work at local or national level. The conclusions aim to highlight the role of Professor Ioan Anton upon perpetuating and strengthening the quality of teaching, on research, academic continuity and orientation; his actions consolidated the need of models in education and redefined the successfulness of study on the path of high intellectual competence and originality.