{"id":1522916,"date":"2016-02-21T08:37:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-21T05:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1522916"},"modified":"2016-02-21T08:37:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-21T05:37:21","slug":"timisoara-uitata-cornel-grofsorean-avocatul-banatean-care-a-luptat-in-primul-razboi-mondial-si-apoi-a-ajuns-primar-al-timisoarei-foto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1522916","title":{"rendered":"TIMI\u0218OARA UITAT\u0102 Cornel Grof\u015forean, avocatul b\u0103n\u0103\u021bean care a luptat \u00een Primul R\u0103zboi Mondial \u0219i apoi a ajuns primar al Timi\u0219oarei FOTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-216832\" class=\"post-216832 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-campanii-pressalert category-timisoara-uitata-campanii-pressalert tag-activitate-publicistica tag-cornel-grofsorean tag-deputat tag-institutul-social-banat-crisana tag-istorie tag-primar-al-timisoarei tag-revista tag-studii tag-studii-sociologice-interbelice tag-timisoara tag-timisoara-uitata\">\n<div class=\"td-post-header td-pb-padding-side\">\n<div class=\"entry-crumbs\"><span><a title class=\"entry-crumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/\"><span>Acas\u0103<\/span><\/a><\/span><span><a title=\"Vede\u021bi toate articolele \u00een Campanii PRESSALERT\" class=\"entry-crumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/category\/campanii-pressalert\/\"><span>Campanii PRESSALERT<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"td-bred-no-url-last\">TIMI\u0218OARA UITAT\u0102 Cornel Grof\u015forean, avocatul b\u0103n\u0103\u021bean care a luptat \u00een Primul R\u0103zboi&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"td-category\">\n<li class=\"entry-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/category\/campanii-pressalert\/\">Campanii PRESSALERT<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"entry-category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/category\/campanii-pressalert\/timisoara-uitata-campanii-pressalert\/\">Timi\u0219oara uitat\u0103<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">TIMI\u0218OARA UITAT\u0102 Cornel Grof\u015forean, avocatul b\u0103n\u0103\u021bean care a luptat \u00een Primul R\u0103zboi Mondial \u0219i apoi a ajuns primar al Timi\u0219oarei FOTO<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-info\">\n<div class=\"td-post-author-name\">\n<div class=\"td-author-by\">De<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/author\/liana-paun\/\">Liana P\u0103un<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-author-line\"> &#8211; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"td-post-date\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2016-02-21T08:37:21+00:00\">feb. 21, 2016<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-comments\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/2016\/02\/timisoara-uitata-cornel-grofsorean-avocatul-banatean-care-luptat-primul-razboi-mondial-si-apoi-ajuns-primar-al-timisoarei-foto\/#comments\">1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-sharing td-post-sharing-top td-pb-padding-side\"><span class=\"td-post-share-title\">DISTRIBUI\u021aI<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-default-sharing \"><a class=\"td-social-sharing-buttons td-social-facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressalert.ro%2F2016%2F02%2Ftimisoara-uitata-cornel-grofsorean-avocatul-banatean-care-luptat-primul-razboi-mondial-si-apoi-ajuns-primar-al-timisoarei-foto%2F\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-text\">Facebook<\/div>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"td-social-sharing-buttons td-social-twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=TIMI%C8%98OARA+UITAT%C4%82+Cornel+Grof%C5%9Forean%2C+avocatul+b%C4%83n%C4%83%C8%9Bean+care+a+luptat+%C3%AEn+Primul+R%C4%83zboi+Mondial+%C8%99i+apoi+a+ajuns+primar+al+Timi%C8%99oarei+FOTO&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressalert.ro%2F2016%2F02%2Ftimisoara-uitata-cornel-grofsorean-avocatul-banatean-care-luptat-primul-razboi-mondial-si-apoi-ajuns-primar-al-timisoarei-foto%2F&amp;via=PRESSALERT.ro\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-social-but-text\">Twitter<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-content td-pb-padding-side\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_216833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216833\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-216833\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-cornel-grofsorean-480x640-1.jpg\" alt=\"1. cornel grofsorean\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" title=\"1-cornel-grofsorean-480x640-1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cornel Grof\u0219orean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Printre personalit\u0103\u0163ile b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ene din prima jum\u0103tate a secolului trecut s-a num\u0103rat \u015fi avocatul <strong>Cornel Grof\u015forean<\/strong>, care a desf\u0103\u015furat o bogat\u0103 activitate publicistic\u0103, politic\u0103, sociologic\u0103, administrativ\u0103, juridic\u0103, istoric\u0103 \u015fi cultural\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>S-a n\u0103scut la Periam aproape de <strong>Timi\u0219oara<\/strong>, \u00een octombrie 1881, \u00eentr-o familie de intelectuali \u015fi gospodari comlo\u015feni ai c\u0103ror \u00eenainta\u015fi veniser\u0103 din Oltenia \u00een prima jum\u0103tate a secolului al XVIII-lea. \u00cenc\u0103 din copil\u0103rie a dob\u00e2ndit dragostea pentru c\u0103r\u0163i, ceea ce \u00eel va ajuta s\u0103 devin\u0103 unul dintre cei mai de seam\u0103 intelectuali b\u0103n\u0103\u0163eni din anii interbelici. A urmat \u015fcoala primar\u0103 \u015fi secundar\u0103 \u00een mai multe localit\u0103\u0163i din zon\u0103 din cauz\u0103 c\u0103 tat\u0103l s\u0103u, notar \u015fi primpretor, a fost mutat de mai multe ori cu serviciul, a studiat apoi la gimnaziul confesional s\u0103sesc din Sibiu \u015fi \u015fi-a luat bacalaureatul la liceul rom\u00e2nesc din Beiu\u015f. \u015ei-a continuat studiile la facultatea de drept din Budapesta \u015fi a sus\u0163inut un doctorat, \u015fi-a luat licen\u0163a \u00een \u015ftiin\u0163e administrative la Oradea \u015fi, din pur\u0103 pasiune, a urmat o \u015fcoal\u0103 superioar\u0103 tehnic\u0103 de textile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primar al Timi\u015foarei \u015fi deputat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00cen 1913 s-a stabilit la Lugoj, unde a practicat avocatura p\u00e2n\u0103 la izbucnirea primului r\u0103zboi mondial, c\u00e2nd a fost trimis pe frontul italian de unde s-a \u00eentors o dat\u0103 cu dezmembrarea imperiului austro-ungar. A militat pentru unirea Banatului cu Regatul Rom\u00e2niei, a participat la 1 decembrie la adunarea de la Alba Iulia iar dup\u0103 unire a fost primul pretor rom\u00e2n al Re\u015fi\u0163ei, iar \u00een 1920, subprefect al jude\u0163ului Cara\u015f-Severin. \u00centre 1921 \u015fi 1922 a fost primar al Timi\u015foarei, urm\u00e2ndu-i \u00een func\u0163ie lui Stan Vidrighin, primul primar al administra\u0163iei rom\u00e2ne\u015fti.<\/p>\n<p>Din 1922 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1927 a fost membru al Partidului Poporului, \u00een 1926 fiind ales deputat de Timi\u015f-Torontal din partea partidului averescan \u00een zona S\u00e2nnicolau Mare iar \u00eentre 1931 \u015fi 1932 a fost din nou primar al Timi\u015foarei, acord\u00e2nd o aten\u0163ie deosebit\u0103 problemelor edilitare ale ora\u015fului dar \u015fi culturii, c\u0103ci a \u00eenzestrat bibiloteca ora\u015fului cu opere reprezentative pentru cultura rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 \u015fi universal\u0103 \u015fi a sus\u0163inut via\u0163a literar-artistic\u0103 b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ean\u0103. \u00cen paralel, din 1922 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1946, a continuat s\u0103 practice avocatura.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fondator al Institutului Social Banat Cri\u015fana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La ini\u0163iativa sa, \u00een 22 mai 1932 s-a constituit Institutului Social Banat Cri\u015fana, bazat pe principiile promovate de \u015fcoala renumitului sociolog Dimitrie Gusti, Grof\u015forean fiind unul din membrii fondatori, vicepre\u015fedinte \u015fi apoi pre\u015fedinte al institutului. A condus efectiv activitatea acestuia p\u00e2n\u0103 la desfiin\u0163area sa, \u00een 1946, c\u00e2nd noul regim comunist a pus cap\u0103t ambi\u0163ioaselor proiecte pe care le avea. \u00cempreun\u0103 cu un grup de intelectuali b\u0103n\u0103\u0163eni de diferite profesii care au participat la anchetele de teren \u015fi au cules informa\u0163ii pe baza unor chestionare, s-au studiat diverse aspecte ale societ\u0103\u0163ii b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ene din anii interbelici precum depopularea, mortalitatea infantil\u0103 sau specificul socio-cultural-istoric al unor zone \u015fi s-au \u00eentocmit c\u00e2teva monografii b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ene, printre care cele ale comunelor Belin\u0163 \u015fi S\u00e2rbova.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-216836\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-sat-banatean-interbelic-640x391-1.jpg\" alt=\"4. sat banatean interbelic\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" title=\"4-sat-banatean-interbelic-640x391-1\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00cempreun\u0103 cu istoricul Ioachim Miloia a \u00eentemeiat longeviva revist\u0103 semestrial\u0103 a institu\u0163iei pe care a condus-o \u00een to\u0163i anii apari\u0163iei sale, din 1933 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1946.<\/p>\n<p> A fost prima revist\u0103 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 cu caracter \u015ftiin\u0163ific din Banat, care \u00eensumeaz\u0103 aproape 900 de studii, articole, comunic\u0103ri \u015fi eseuri culturale semnate de colaboratori de prestigiu, care s-au str\u0103duit s\u0103 identifice neajunsuri sociale ale acelor ani, multe controversate, \u015fi s\u0103 le aduc\u0103 la cuno\u015ftin\u0163a autorit\u0103\u0163ilor. La un moment dat, din cauza condi\u0163iilor financiare grele, s-a renun\u0163at la anchetele de teren, activitatea institutului fiind restr\u00e2ns\u0103 la editarea revistei. Prin intermediul institutului \u015fi a revistei acestuia, c\u00e2teva din problemele sociale cele mai acute ale Banatului au ajuns s\u0103 fie dezb\u0103tute \u00een presa bucure\u015ftean\u0103 \u015fi au intrat \u00een aten\u0163ia consiliilor de mini\u015ftri.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>O activitate publicistic\u0103 reprezentativ\u0103 pentru Cornel Grof\u0219orean<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Constantin Grof\u015forean a avut \u015fi o prodigioas\u0103 activitate publicistic\u0103, \u00eenceput\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een tinere\u0163e. Din 1910 a colaborat la ziarul \u201eDrapelul\u201d din Lugoj \u015fi a contribuit la \u00eenfiin\u0163area unor ziare, \u00een care a \u015fi publicat. Este autorul a numeroase studii de cercet\u0103ri socio-istorice \u015fi lucr\u0103ri ap\u0103rute \u00een volum, \u00een care trateaz\u0103 curentele social-politice ale vremii, situa\u0163ia politic\u0103 \u015fi cultural\u0103 a minorit\u0103\u0163ilor etnice, face observa\u0163ii pe marginea unor monografii germane din Banat, o sintez\u0103 a problemelor istorice \u015fi social-politice ale provinciei, toate la un loc alc\u0103tuind o oper\u0103 reprezentativ\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>A \u00eencetat din via\u0163\u0103 \u00een 1949, fiind \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat \u00een cimitirul din Lugoj.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-2\" class=\"gallery galleryid-216832 gallery-columns-7 gallery-size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1.-cornel-grofsorean.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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class=\"td-post-next-prev-content\"><span>Articolul precedent<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/2016\/02\/start-negativ-play-pentru-bc-scm-timisoara-ce-sansa-de-reveni-au-irosit-banatenii-pe-terenul-lui-phoenix\/\">Start NEGATIV \u00een play out pentru BC SCM Timi\u0219oara. Ce \u0219ans\u0103 de a reveni au irosit b\u0103n\u0103\u021benii pe terenul lui Phoenix<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td-block-span6 td-post-next-post\">\n<div class=\"td-post-next-prev-content\"><span>Articolul urm\u0103tor<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/2016\/02\/accident-grav-intre-lugoj-si-deva-trei-oameni-au-murit-doi-au-fost-raniti-cum-s-petrecut-tragedia\/\">Accident GRAV \u00eentre Lugoj \u0219i Deva: trei oameni au murit, doi au fost r\u0103ni\u021bi. Cum s-a petrecut tragedia<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-box-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/author\/liana-paun\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/e237afe71dbb475f2bb6dffeb603d703-102.jpg\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" height=\"96\" width=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"e237afe71dbb475f2bb6dffeb603d703-102\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"desc\">\n<div class=\"td-author-name vcard author\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/author\/liana-paun\/\">Liana P\u0103un<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-author-url\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\">http:\/\/www.pressalert.ro<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><\/span><span><span><\/span><\/span><span><\/span><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"td-post-content td-pb-padding-side\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_216833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216833\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-216833\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-cornel-grofsorean-480x640-1.jpg\" alt=\"1. cornel grofsorean\" width=\"320\" height=\"427\" title=\"1-cornel-grofsorean-480x640-1\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-216833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cornel Grof\u0219orean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Printre personalit\u0103\u0163ile b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ene din prima jum\u0103tate a secolului trecut s-a num\u0103rat \u015fi avocatul <strong>Cornel Grof\u015forean<\/strong>, care a desf\u0103\u015furat o bogat\u0103 activitate publicistic\u0103, politic\u0103, sociologic\u0103, administrativ\u0103, juridic\u0103, istoric\u0103 \u015fi cultural\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>S-a n\u0103scut la Periam aproape de <strong>Timi\u0219oara<\/strong>, \u00een octombrie 1881, \u00eentr-o familie de intelectuali \u015fi gospodari comlo\u015feni ai c\u0103ror \u00eenainta\u015fi veniser\u0103 din Oltenia \u00een prima jum\u0103tate a secolului al XVIII-lea. \u00cenc\u0103 din copil\u0103rie a dob\u00e2ndit dragostea pentru c\u0103r\u0163i, ceea ce \u00eel va ajuta s\u0103 devin\u0103 unul dintre cei mai de seam\u0103 intelectuali b\u0103n\u0103\u0163eni din anii interbelici. A urmat \u015fcoala primar\u0103 \u015fi secundar\u0103 \u00een mai multe localit\u0103\u0163i din zon\u0103 din cauz\u0103 c\u0103 tat\u0103l s\u0103u, notar \u015fi primpretor, a fost mutat de mai multe ori cu serviciul, a studiat apoi la gimnaziul confesional s\u0103sesc din Sibiu \u015fi \u015fi-a luat bacalaureatul la liceul rom\u00e2nesc din Beiu\u015f. \u015ei-a continuat studiile la facultatea de drept din Budapesta \u015fi a sus\u0163inut un doctorat, \u015fi-a luat licen\u0163a \u00een \u015ftiin\u0163e administrative la Oradea \u015fi, din pur\u0103 pasiune, a urmat o \u015fcoal\u0103 superioar\u0103 tehnic\u0103 de textile.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Primar al Timi\u015foarei \u015fi deputat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00cen 1913 s-a stabilit la Lugoj, unde a practicat avocatura p\u00e2n\u0103 la izbucnirea primului r\u0103zboi mondial, c\u00e2nd a fost trimis pe frontul italian de unde s-a \u00eentors o dat\u0103 cu dezmembrarea imperiului austro-ungar. A militat pentru unirea Banatului cu Regatul Rom\u00e2niei, a participat la 1 decembrie la adunarea de la Alba Iulia iar dup\u0103 unire a fost primul pretor rom\u00e2n al Re\u015fi\u0163ei, iar \u00een 1920, subprefect al jude\u0163ului Cara\u015f-Severin. \u00centre 1921 \u015fi 1922 a fost primar al Timi\u015foarei, urm\u00e2ndu-i \u00een func\u0163ie lui Stan Vidrighin, primul primar al administra\u0163iei rom\u00e2ne\u015fti.<\/p>\n<p>Din 1922 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1927 a fost membru al Partidului Poporului, \u00een 1926 fiind ales deputat de Timi\u015f-Torontal din partea partidului averescan \u00een zona S\u00e2nnicolau Mare iar \u00eentre 1931 \u015fi 1932 a fost din nou primar al Timi\u015foarei, acord\u00e2nd o aten\u0163ie deosebit\u0103 problemelor edilitare ale ora\u015fului dar \u015fi culturii, c\u0103ci a \u00eenzestrat bibiloteca ora\u015fului cu opere reprezentative pentru cultura rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 \u015fi universal\u0103 \u015fi a sus\u0163inut via\u0163a literar-artistic\u0103 b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ean\u0103. \u00cen paralel, din 1922 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1946, a continuat s\u0103 practice avocatura.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fondator al Institutului Social Banat Cri\u015fana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La ini\u0163iativa sa, \u00een 22 mai 1932 s-a constituit Institutului Social Banat Cri\u015fana, bazat pe principiile promovate de \u015fcoala renumitului sociolog Dimitrie Gusti, Grof\u015forean fiind unul din membrii fondatori, vicepre\u015fedinte \u015fi apoi pre\u015fedinte al institutului. A condus efectiv activitatea acestuia p\u00e2n\u0103 la desfiin\u0163area sa, \u00een 1946, c\u00e2nd noul regim comunist a pus cap\u0103t ambi\u0163ioaselor proiecte pe care le avea. \u00cempreun\u0103 cu un grup de intelectuali b\u0103n\u0103\u0163eni de diferite profesii care au participat la anchetele de teren \u015fi au cules informa\u0163ii pe baza unor chestionare, s-au studiat diverse aspecte ale societ\u0103\u0163ii b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ene din anii interbelici precum depopularea, mortalitatea infantil\u0103 sau specificul socio-cultural-istoric al unor zone \u015fi s-au \u00eentocmit c\u00e2teva monografii b\u0103n\u0103\u0163ene, printre care cele ale comunelor Belin\u0163 \u015fi S\u00e2rbova.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-216836\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-sat-banatean-interbelic-640x391-1.jpg\" alt=\"4. sat banatean interbelic\" width=\"640\" height=\"391\" title=\"4-sat-banatean-interbelic-640x391-1\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00cempreun\u0103 cu istoricul Ioachim Miloia a \u00eentemeiat longeviva revist\u0103 semestrial\u0103 a institu\u0163iei pe care a condus-o \u00een to\u0163i anii apari\u0163iei sale, din 1933 p\u00e2n\u0103 \u00een 1946.<\/p>\n<p> A fost prima revist\u0103 rom\u00e2neasc\u0103 cu caracter \u015ftiin\u0163ific din Banat, care \u00eensumeaz\u0103 aproape 900 de studii, articole, comunic\u0103ri \u015fi eseuri culturale semnate de colaboratori de prestigiu, care s-au str\u0103duit s\u0103 identifice neajunsuri sociale ale acelor ani, multe controversate, \u015fi s\u0103 le aduc\u0103 la cuno\u015ftin\u0163a autorit\u0103\u0163ilor. La un moment dat, din cauza condi\u0163iilor financiare grele, s-a renun\u0163at la anchetele de teren, activitatea institutului fiind restr\u00e2ns\u0103 la editarea revistei. Prin intermediul institutului \u015fi a revistei acestuia, c\u00e2teva din problemele sociale cele mai acute ale Banatului au ajuns s\u0103 fie dezb\u0103tute \u00een presa bucure\u015ftean\u0103 \u015fi au intrat \u00een aten\u0163ia consiliilor de mini\u015ftri.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>O activitate publicistic\u0103 reprezentativ\u0103 pentru Cornel Grof\u0219orean<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Constantin Grof\u015forean a avut \u015fi o prodigioas\u0103 activitate publicistic\u0103, \u00eenceput\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een tinere\u0163e. Din 1910 a colaborat la ziarul \u201eDrapelul\u201d din Lugoj \u015fi a contribuit la \u00eenfiin\u0163area unor ziare, \u00een care a \u015fi publicat. Este autorul a numeroase studii de cercet\u0103ri socio-istorice \u015fi lucr\u0103ri ap\u0103rute \u00een volum, \u00een care trateaz\u0103 curentele social-politice ale vremii, situa\u0163ia politic\u0103 \u015fi cultural\u0103 a minorit\u0103\u0163ilor etnice, face observa\u0163ii pe marginea unor monografii germane din Banat, o sintez\u0103 a problemelor istorice \u015fi social-politice ale provinciei, toate la un loc alc\u0103tuind o oper\u0103 reprezentativ\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>A \u00eencetat din via\u0163\u0103 \u00een 1949, fiind \u00eenmorm\u00e2ntat \u00een cimitirul din Lugoj.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-2\" class=\"gallery galleryid-216832 gallery-columns-7 gallery-size-thumbnail\">\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/1.-cornel-grofsorean.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1-cornel-grofsorean-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" title=\"1-cornel-grofsorean-300x300-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><a href=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-cu-dimitrie-gusti.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2-cu-dimitrie-gusti-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"gornel grof\u0219orean\" title=\"2-cu-dimitrie-gusti-300x300-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/3.-revista-institutului.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/3-revista-institutului-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" title=\"3-revista-institutului-300x300-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/4.-sat-banatean-interbelic.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/4-sat-banatean-interbelic-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" title=\"4-sat-banatean-interbelic-300x300-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/5.-monografie-sarbova.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-monografie-sarbova-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" title=\"5-monografie-sarbova-300x300-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/6.-casa-karl-kunz-in-care-a-locuit-c.-grofsorean.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/6-casa-karl-kunz-in-care-a-locuit-c-grofsorean-300x266-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" title=\"6-casa-karl-kunz-in-care-a-locuit-c-grofsorean-300x266-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/7.-casa-kunz.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-casa-kunz-300x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" title=\"7-casa-kunz-300x300-1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Surse foto: comisarul.ro, okazii.ro, wikimapia.org<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/www.pressalert.ro\/2016\/02\/timisoara-uitata-cornel-grofsorean-avocatul-banatean-care-luptat-primul-razboi-mondial-si-apoi-ajuns-primar-al-timisoarei-foto\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acas\u0103Campanii PRESSALERTTIMI\u0218OARA UITAT\u0102 Cornel Grof\u015forean, avocatul b\u0103n\u0103\u021bean care a luptat \u00een Primul R\u0103zboi&#8230; 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