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In 1929, Vâlsan was hired as a professor in the new department of physical geography at the
University of Bucharest, remaining there until his death. His clear, flowing, well-explained lectures were noted for their effectiveness, in part due to his having taught pedagogy in the early 1910s. Elected a
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Romanian claims on Serbia. A pair of conferences was published as "Carpații în România de azi" (1924) and "Influențele mediului fizic asupra capitalului biologic național" (1927), while "Basarabia" appeared in 1924. His "Opera Geografică a Prințului D. Cantemir" (1924–1925) used previously
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in 1920, he was also a librarian and active member at the
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was a precursor to the modern science of geography. In "Geografie și Poezie" (1931) he summarized his view of the close relationship between science and poetry, as found in nature.
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A solitary, even misanthropic figure, Vâlsan found politics repugnant. However, he was a lifelong friend of
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Vâlsan was also a writer of literature, and his first published work, "Valea
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