Ecaterina Ciorănescu-Nenițescu
Ecaterina Ciorănescu-Nenițescu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1909 |
| Died | 23 January 2000 (aged 90) Bucharest, Romania |
| Alma mater | University of Bucharest |
| Spouse | Costin Nenițescu |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Bucharest Polytechnic Institute Institute of Oil and Gas |
| Doctoral advisor | Costin Nenițescu |
Ecaterina Ciorănescu-Nenițescu (15 August 1909 – 23 January 2000) was a Romanian chemist. She was a titular member of the Romanian Academy and established the Organic Chemistry Laboratory at the Institute of Oil and Gas in Bucharest.
Biography
Ciorănescu-Nenițescu was born on 15 August 1909 in Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania.[1] Her father was educator Ion Ciorănescu,[2][3] and she had four brothers: Alexandru Ciorănescu [ro], George Ciorănescu [ro], Ioan Ciorănescu [ro] and Nicolae Ciorănescu [ro].[4]
Ciorănescu-Nenițescu studied at the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry at the University of Bucharest,[4] being awarded her PhD in 1931.[1][2] Her thesis was supervised by Costin Nenițescu, who she later married.[1][5]
After graduating, Ciorănescu-Nenițescu became the first female assistant at the Department of Organic Chemistry of the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute.[4] From 1947 to 1954 she worked as a Professor at the Institute of Oil and Gas in Bucharest, where she established the Organic Chemistry Laboratory.[1][4]
Ciorănescu-Nenițescu wrote the first Romanian paper in the field of synthetic drugs.[1] She authored studies on organic synthesis and technology,[6] developing synthesis processes for antituberculosis drugs and insecticides.[4] She also created new substances using cytostatic grafting.[2]
In 1971, Ciorănescu-Nenițescu became a member of the New York Chemical Society and the Tiberina Academy [it] in Rome, Italy.[1][2][7] She was elected as a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1974, after becoming a correspondent in 1963.[8]
Ciorănescu-Nenițescu died on 23 January 2000 in Bucharest, Romania, aged 90.[4][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Olteneanu, Mihai (2009). "Ecaterina CIORANESCU-NENITESCU (1909 – 2000) Inventator, chimist, profesor universitar". Asociatia Generala a Inginerilor din Romania (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Ecaterina Ciorănescu-Neniţescu". Enciclopedia României - prima enciclopedie online despre România (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Popescu, Mihai Gabriel (2000). Dinastia de carturari a Ciorăneștilor: fișe monografice și bibliografie (in Romanian). Editura Bibliotheca. p. 77. ISBN 978-973-9426-28-2.
- ^ a b c d e f "Astăzi despre: Cercetătorul care a creat primele medicamente de sinteză din România: Ecaterina Ciorănescu-Nenițescu - chimist de excepție, membru titular al Academiei Române". Ziaruldevrancea.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Banciu, Mircea D. (2002), "Professor C. D. Nenitzescu. A Tribute", Arkivoc (2): 1–6. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Romania. U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration. 1962. p. 5.
- ^ a b Vintu, Carmen (15 August 2025). "Ecaterina Ciorănescu-Neniţescu". Jurnal FM (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Academia Romana (membri)". Acad.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 12 October 2025.