Laudatio

Abstract

The paper presents the content of the Laudatio honoring Professor Francesco Guida, to whom Babeş-Bolyai University granted on 31 October 2019 the title of doctor honoris causa. Professor at Roma Tre University, chairman of the Italian Association of Southeast European Studies and of the Romanian-Italian Center for Historical Studies, director of the Interdepartmental Center for Research on Central-Eastern Europe, Russia and Eurasia, in his scientific career Professor Guida consistently followed three major research directions, the history of Romania, of Bulgaria and of Greece, but he has also written studies on Hungary, Russia, Serbia and Poland or on other countries in Southeast Europe.