| Constantin Balaceanu-Stolnici | |
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| Birth: | 6 July 1923 Bucharest, Romania |
| Death: | 20 August 2023 Bucharest, Romania |
| Age: | 100 years, 45 days |
| Country: |  ROU
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| Centenarian | |
Constantin Balaceanu-Stolnici [Romanian: Bălăceanu] (6 July 1923 – 20 August 2023) was a Romanian centenarian and neurologist.
Biography[]
Balaceanu-Stolnici was born on 6 July 1923 in Bucharest, the descendant of an old boyar family. He studied at the Ion C. Bratianu High School in Pitesti, graduating in 1941. He then enrolled at the University of Bucharest in the Faculty of Medicine, obtaining the title of Doctor of Medicine with thesis Consideratii 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), Dr. Cantacuzino (1957–1965), and Gheorghe Marinescu (1965–1970).
Beginning in 1974, Balaceanu-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 Balaceanu-Stolnici himself. Operating under the code names "Paul Ionescu" and "Laurentiu", he was a prolific informer, as well as an agent of influence and agent provocateur for the Securitate. In 2007, Cotidianul published informative notes sent by Balaceanu-Stolnici to the Securitate, which included a sketch of Vlad Georgescu's Munich apartment, drawn after a visit to his place in October 1984; these notes might have helped in the presumed assassination by irradiation of this Radio Free Europe journalist.
Balaceanu-Stolnici turned 100 on 6 July 2023, and died in Bucharest on 20 August that same year, at the age of 100 years, 45 days.
Honours[]
After the fall of communism, Balaceanu-Stolnici was elected an honorary member of the Romanian Academy in 1992. In 2003, President Ion Iliescu awarded him the Order of the Star of Romania, Knight rank.
External Links[]
- Prof. Dr. Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici on Facebook
- Memoriile unui boier de viță, 6 January 2011
References[]
- Cotidianul: Stolnici, spion la Europa Libera: dovada HotNews, 3 December 2007
- EUROPA LIBERĂ: TOP 5 Cei mai SCÂRBOŞI INFORMATORI ai SECURITĂŢII Evenimentul Zilei, 6 January 2014
- PORTRET: Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici – ultimul aristocrat autentic şi păcatele sale terifiante Radio România Cultural, 6 July 2018
- Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici împlinește 100 de ani: „Noi am fost victima nu numai a agresiunii sovietice şi germane, dar şi a indiferenţei” Adevarul, 6 July 2023
- A murit Constantin Bălăceanu-Stolnici. Academicianul avea 100 de ani Digi24, 20 August 2023