Teofil Oroian
Teofil Oroian (born September 20, 1947) is a Romanian Army officer and military historian. Biography. He was born in Chimitelnic (today Cipăieni), in Mureș County. He graduated from the Ştefan cel Mare Military High-School in Câmpulung Moldovenesc in 1966 and from the Nicolae Bălcescu Military School of Active Officers in Sibiu as military engineer in 1969. In 1981 he graduated with degrees in History and Philosophy from the University of Bucharest. In November 1996, he earned a Ph.D. degree in military science on military history. Oroian was an associate and assistant professor at the NCO Military Engineering  School between 1977 and 1981 and at the Carol I National Defence University between 1981 and 1994. Between 1994 and 2002 he was first officer, bureau chief and chief adjunct of Military Archivistic Service (today Military Service for Archives and Documentation). Since February 28, 2002 he is colonel in reserve. He has published numerous studies and articles in history and military science journals. He has also authored several books and co-authored a short movie scenario.