Radu Bălescu

Romanian-Belgian plasma physicist and university teacher (1932–2006)
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Summary

Radu Bălescu was born on July 18, 1932[1], in Bucharest[2]. He died on June 1, 2006[3], in Drobeta-Turnu Severin[4]. He worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and plasma physicist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Romania[9], Belgium[10]
  • Native language: Romanian[11]
  • Educated at: Free University of Brussels[12], Université libre de Bruxelles[13]
  • Doctoral advisor: Ilya Prigogine[14]
  • Award received: Hannes Alfvén Prize[15], Francqui Prize[16]
  • Member of: Romanian Academy[17], European Academy of Sciences[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Doctoral student: Irina Veretennicoff[20], Eric Vanden-Eijnden[21], Alain Goriely[22], Leon Brenig[23]
  • Commons category: Radu Bălescu[24]
  • Family name: Q107449161[25]
  • Given name: Radu[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Romanian[27]
  • Name in native language: Radu Bălescu[28]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[29]

Why It Matters

Radu Bălescu has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Radu Bălescu born?

Radu Bălescu was born in Bucharest[2].

Where did Radu Bălescu die?

Radu Bălescu died in Drobeta-Turnu Severin[4].

What did Radu Bălescu do for work?

Radu Bălescu worked as a physicist[5], university teacher[6], and plasma physicist[7].

Where did Radu Bălescu go to school?

Radu Bălescu was educated at Free University of Brussels[12] and Université libre de Bruxelles[13].

What awards did Radu Bălescu receive?

Honors received include Hannes Alfvén Prize[15] and Francqui Prize[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . plasma.ciemat.es. Retrieved . plasma.ciemat.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . francquifoundation.be. Retrieved . francquifoundation.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . acad.ro. Retrieved . acad.ro. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . eurasc.eu. Retrieved . eurasc.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Biographie Nationale de Belgique. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Biographie Nationale de Belgique. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Conor.si id → 54484579
    Member of → Romanian Academy, European Academy of Sciences
    Dimensions author id → 01307550361.10
    Scopus author id → 7004042482
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  2. 18w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Radu Bălescu
    Wikidata description → Romanian-Belgian plasma physicist and university teacher (1932–2006)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Award received: Hannes Alfvén Prize"
  3. 18w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → physicist, university teacher, plasma physicist
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Occupation: plasma physicist"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Radu
    Doctoral student → Irina Veretennicoff, Eric Vanden-Eijnden, Alain Goriely +1
    Family name → Q107449161
    Country of citizenship → Romania, Belgium
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