Ionel Haiduc, the Romanian chemist who led the Romanian Academy from 2006 to 2014, died on September 29, 2026, in Cluj-Napoca. He was 89 years old. Haiduc was born in Cluj-Napoca on May 9, 1937.
He studied at Babeș-Bolyai University, where he later taught and worked as a university professor. His research focused on organometallic chemistry, and he became known for contributions in that field.