Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici

Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici (6 July 1923 – 20 August 2023) was a Romanian neurologist.

Constantin Balaceanu-Stolnici
Born(1923-07-06)6 July 1923
Bucharest, Romania
Died20 August 2023(2023-08-20) (aged 100)
Bucharest, Romania
Burial placeBellu Cemetery, Bucharest
EducationUniversity of Bucharest
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
OccupationNeurologist
AwardsOrder of the Star of Romania
Honorary member of the Romanian Academy
Medical career
Institutions
  • Colentina Hospital (1952–1957)
  • Ioan Cantacacuzino Hospital (1957–1965)
  • Gheorghe Marinescu Hospital (1965–1970)
  • Ana Aslan Institute (1974–1993)

Biography

Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici was born in Bucharest, the descendant of an old boyar family. He studied at the Ion C. Brătianu High School in Pitești, graduating in 1941. He then enrolled at the University of Bucharest in the Faculty of Medicine, obtaining the title of Doctor of Medicine with his thesis Considerații asupra complexului cerebro-dentro-olivar, written under the direction of Ion T. Niculescu in 1948. He then practiced medicine at several hospitals in Bucharest, including Colentina (1952–1957), Ioan Cantacuzino (1957–1965), and Gheorghe Marinescu (1965–1970). From 1974 to 1993 he worked at the Ana Aslan National Institute of Geriatric and Gerontology.[1]

Beginning in 1974, Bălăceanu-Stolnici collaborated as an informant of the Securitate secret police of the communist regime. Initially reported by the press, this was confirmed by CNSAS and by Bălăceanu-Stolnici himself.[2] Operating under the code names "Paul Ionescu" and "Laurențiu", he was a prolific informer, as well as an agent of influence and agent provocateur for the Securitate.[3] In 2007, Cotidianul published informative notes sent by Bălăceanu-Stolnici to the Securitate, which included a sketch of Vlad Georgescu's Munich apartment, drawn after a visit to his place in October 1984.[4] According to Georgescu's former colleagues, these notes might have helped in the presumed assassination by irradiation of this Radio Free Europe journalist.[5][6]

Bălăceanu-Stolnici died on 20 August 2023, at the age of 100.[7]

Honours

After the fall of communism, he was elected an honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 1992.[8] In 2003, President Ion Iliescu awarded him the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank.[9]

Publications
  • Nicolau, Edmond; Bălăceanu-Stolnici, Constantin (1967). Elemente de neurocibernetică (in Romanian). Editura Științifică.
  • Bălăceanu-Stolnici, Constantin; Balaci, M.; Berescu, Magdalena; Bogdan, Constantin (1998). Geriatrie practică (in Romanian). Amaltea.
  • Lerner, Dan A.; Weinberg, Josette; Cimpoeșu, Fănică; Bălăceanu-Stolnici, Constantin (2006). "Theoretical study of DHEA: comparative HF and DFT calculations of the electronic properties of a complex between DHEA and serotonin". Journal of Molecular Modeling. 12 (2): 146–151. doi:10.1007/s00894-005-0007-9. PMID 16283116. S2CID 43786321.
  • Kozma, Andrei; Glavce, Cristiana; Bălăceanu-Stolnici, Constantin, eds. (2014). Antropologie și mediu (in Romanian). Bucharest: Editura Niculescu.

Notes
  1. Voicu, Simona (20 August 2023). "Trecutul negru al academicianului Constantin Bălăceanu Stolnici, care a murit duminică. 25 de ani de colaborare intensă cu Securitatea. Primea, la schimb, bani și favoruri". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. "Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici – ultimul aristocrat autentic şi păcatele sale terifiante" (in Romanian). Radio România Cultural. 6 July 2018.
  3. Chiujdea, Silvana. "Europa Liberă: Top 5 cei mai scârboși informatori ai Securității" [Radio Free Europe: The Top Five Most Disgusting Securitate Informants]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. Corlatan, Mirela (3 December 2007). "Stolnici, spion la Europa Liberă: dovada". Cotidianul (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. Corlatan, Mirela (28 November 2007). "Bălăceanu-Stolnici, complice la asasinatele de la Europa Liberă". Cotidianul (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 5 February 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  6. Tăut, Codrin (28 November 2007). "Bălăceanu-Stolnici, complice la asasinatele de la Europa Liberă". Cotidianul (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  7. "A murit Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici. Academicianul avea 100 de ani". digi24. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. "Membrii Academiei Române din 1866 până în prezent" (in Romanian). Romanian Academy website.
  9. "Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici decorat cu Ordinul Național "Steaua României"" (in Romanian). Radio Free Europe Moldova. 7 July 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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