Ecaterina Ciorănescu-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. Her father was educator Ion Ciorănescu, and she had four brothers: Alexandru Ciorănescu [ ro], George Ciorănescu [ ro], Ioan Ciorănescu [ ro] and Nicolae Ciorănescu [ ro].

Ciorănescu-Nenițescu studied at the Faculty of Physics and Chemistry at the University of Bucharest,

After graduating, Ciorănescu-Nenițescu became the first female assistant at the Department of Organic Chemistry of the Bucharest Polytechnic Institute. developing synthesis processes for antituberculosis drugs and insecticides. She was elected as a titular member of the Romanian Academy in 1974, after becoming a correspondent in 1963.

Ciorănescu-Nenițescu died on 23 January 2000 in Bucharest, Romania, aged 90.