Constantin Cândea (Romanian pronunciation: [konstanˈtiŋ ˈkɨnde̯a]; December 15, 1887 – March 4, 1971) was a Romanian chemist, professor of Chemistry, Ph.D., engineer, and later Rector at the Polytechnic University of Timișoara (formerly the Polytechnic School of Timișoara) between 1946 and 1947.

[1] Born in Mărgineni, Bacău County, Cândea graduated from Prince Ferdinand High School in Bacău in 1907, and in 1911 from Königlich Bayerische Technische Hochschule München, now Technical University Munich.

He was married to Maria Cândea, née Antoniade, a teacher of French with higher education in France, who was headmistress of the Queen Marie High School of Pedagogy for Girls (now Queen Marie National College of Pedagogy) in Ploiești.

[2][3] In the first year of activity of the Polytechnic School of Timișoara initiated by the Royal Decree No.

Constantin Cândea created the Chemistry Laboratory and Professor Ph.D. Eng.