Petru Soltan (June 29, 1931 – July 15, 2016) was a Moldovan mathematician. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova and an honorary member of the Romanian Academy. Petru Soltan was a member of the Mathematical Society of Moldova. Petru Soltan served as member of the Parliament of Moldova (1990–1994) and is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova. He died on 15 July 2016 at the age of 86. Awards and honours Doctor Honoris Causa Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca (1992), Doctor Honoris Causa Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova (1998) Doctor Honoris Causa al Universităţii Pedagogice de Stat din Tiraspol, cu sediul la Chişinău (2000). Doctor Magna cum Laudae al ULIM (1994), Honorary Professor Petre Andrei University of Iași (2001). Membru titular Academy of Sciences of Moldova (din 1992), honorary member Romanian Academy, 1993. Om emerit al Republicii Moldova (1994), Medals Acad. S. I. Vavilov (Moscova, 1991), Medal "Meritul Civic" (1996), Medal Mihai Eminescu (2000), Medal Dimitrie Cantemir (Academy of Sciences of Moldova, 2001). Moldova's National Prize in Science and Technology, 2004 Bibliography Enciciclopedia Sovietică moldovenească, Chişinău Petru Soltan. Colectiv de autori. Calendarul Naţional, 2001, pp. 139–141 Gheorghe Rusnac, Valeriu Cozma, Profesorii Universităţii de stat din Moldova. Chişinău, Ed. USM, 2001. Tudor Ţopa, Voievozii înspiraţiei, Chişinău, 2007, pp. 42–54. References External links Mathematical Society of the Republic of Moldova, An overview over the state of the mathematical activities in the Republic of Moldova 1931 births 2016 deaths Moldovan writers Moldovan male writers People from Dubăsari District Moldovan MPs 1990–1994 Titular members of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova Honorary members of the Romanian Academy 20th-century Moldovan mathematicians 21st-century Moldovan mathematicians