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Academy of science

The Romanian Academy (Romanian: Academia Română ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life.2 It was founded by Iosif Hodoșiu, Ioan D. Caragiani, Alexandru Hâjdeu and Constantin Stamati and others.1 It employed 3,163 people in 2026.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Apr 1, 1866Founded1

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Academia Romana
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The Romanian Academy (Romanian: Academia Română [akadeˈmi.a roˈmɨnə]) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life.2

Corporate structure

Romanian Academy sits at the top of its group. 49 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Romanian Academy
    • "George Oprescu" Institute of History of the Arts Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • "Iorgu Iordan-Alexandru Rosetti" Linguistics Institute Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • A.D. Xenopol Institute of History Subsidiary · Iași, Romania
    • Bucharest Astronomical Observatory Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Center for Anthropological Research Olga Necrasov Subsidiary · Iași County, Romania
    • Center for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research Subsidiary · Timiș County, Romania
    • Emil Racoviță Institute of Speleology Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • European Centre for Studies in Ethnic Issues Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • George Călinescu Institute of History and Literary Theory Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • ICIA Subsidiary · Romania
    • Institute for South-East European Studies Subsidiary
    • Institute of Archaeology and Art History Subsidiary · Cluj County, Romania
    • Institute of Biochemistry Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of Biology Bucharest Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of Chemistry Coriolan Drăgulescu Subsidiary · Timiș County, Romania
    • Institute of Economic and Social Research Gheorghe Zane Subsidiary · Iași County, Romania
    • Institute of Geodynamics Sabba S. Ștefănescu Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of History of Religions Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry "Petru Poni" Subsidiary · Iași, Romania
    • Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics Gheorghe Mihoc-Caius Iacob Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of Mathematics Octav Mayer Subsidiary · Iași County, Romania
    • institute of mathematics of the Romanian Academy Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry Costin D. Nenițescu Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • Institute of Physical Chemistry Ilie Murgulescu Subsidiary · Bucharest, Romania
    • and 23 more

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Alexandru Hurmuzaki, Alexandru Hâjdeu, Alexandru Roman, Ambrosiu Dimitrovici, Andrei Mocioni, August Treboniu Laurian, C. A. Rosetti, Constantin Negruzzi, Constantin Stamati, Dimitrie Cozacovici, Gavriil Munteanu, George Bariț, I. C. Massim, Ioan D. Caragiani, Ioan Străjescu, Ion G. Sbiera, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Iosif Hodoșiu, Nicolae Ionescu, Timotei Cipariu, Titu Maiorescu, V. A. Urechia, Vasile Alecsandri, Vincențiu Babeș and Ştefan Gonata on Apr 1, 1866.1

On the initiative of C. A. Rosetti, the Academy was founded on April 1, 1866, as Societatea Literară Română. The founding members were illustrious members of the Romanian society of the age.

The name changed to Societatea Academică Romînă in 1867, and finally to Academia Română in 1879, during the reign of Carol I.

The founding members of the Academy:

The Presidents of the Academy:

From Wikipedia’s article on Romanian Academy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Romanian Academy, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • "George Oprescu" Institute of History of the Arts
  • "Iorgu Iordan-Alexandru Rosetti" Linguistics Institute
  • A.D. Xenopol Institute of History
  • Bucharest Astronomical Observatory
  • Center for Anthropological Research Olga Necrasov
  • Center for Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research
  • Emil Racoviță Institute of Speleology
  • European Centre for Studies in Ethnic Issues
  • George Călinescu Institute of History and Literary Theory
  • ICIA
  • Institute for South-East European Studies
  • Institute of Archaeology and Art History
  • Institute of Biochemistry
  • Institute of Biology Bucharest
  • Institute of Cellular Biology and Pathology
  • Institute of Chemistry Coriolan Drăgulescu
  • Institute of Economic and Social Research Gheorghe Zane
  • Institute of Geodynamics Sabba S. Ștefănescu
  • Institute of History of Religions
  • Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry "Petru Poni"
  • Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Applied Mathematics Gheorghe Mihoc-Caius Iacob
  • Institute of Mathematics Octav Mayer
  • Institute of Organic and Supramolecular Chemistry Costin D. Nenițescu
  • Institute of Physical Chemistry Ilie Murgulescu
All 48 subsidiaries
  • Institute of Socio-Human Research
  • Institute of Sociology
  • Institute of Solid Mechanics
  • Institute of Theoretical Informatics
  • Institute of Virology Ștefan S. Nicolau
  • Institutul Arhiva de Folclor a Academiei Române
  • Institutul National de Cercetari Economice "Costin C. Kiritescu"
  • Institutul Național pentru Studiul Totalitarismului
  • Institutul de Antropologie Francisc Rainer
  • Institutul de Cercetări Socio-Umane „C.S. Nicolăescu-Plopșor”
  • Institutul de Filosofie și Psihologie "Constantin Rădulescu-Motru" al Academiei Române
  • Institutul de Științe Politice și Relații Internaționale „Ion I. C. Brătianu‟
  • National Institute of Bucovina
  • Nicolae Iorga Institute of History
  • Research Centre for Oenology
  • Research Centre for Sustainable Rural Development of Romania
  • Research Institute Socio-Humanities Titu Maiorescu
  • Research Institute for Performing Arts
  • Sextil Puscariu Linguistics and Literary History Institute
  • The “A. Philippide” Institute of Romanian Philology
  • Tiberiu Popoviciu Institute of Numerical Analysis
  • Vasile Pârvan Institute of Archaeology
  • institute of mathematics of the Romanian Academy
  • “George Călinescu” Institute for Literary History and Theory

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20263,1631
  • 20253,2341

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 1866Founded Founded1

Sources

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