Iulian Pop

Iulian Pop (March 12, 1880 – ?) was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian lawyer and politician, who became the first ethnic Romanian mayor of Cluj on January 19, 1919, one year after Transylvania became part of Romania. Pop remained mayor until April 13, 1923, when he resigned and was succeeded on an interim basis by Aurel Moga.

Biography

Born in Buduş, present-day Bistriţa-Năsăud County, he was the recipient of a PhD in Law and a practicing attorney. During his term in office, the Romanian University in Cluj, Upper Dacia was opened, methane gas began to be introduced to the city, the Capitoline Wolf Statue was unveiled, the bridge over the Someşul Mic river in Michael the Brave Square were built, and massive projects for rebuilding streets and schools were undertaken.

Pop had two brothers, Valer and Ionel.

See also

*List of mayors of Cluj-Napoca