Prof. Dr. mult. Cristian Ioan Hera, born December 18, 1933 in Ploiesti, Romania, PhD and DSc in agronomy. Honorary Professor of the Institute for Atomic Energy Applications and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, China. Latest official posts (until 2018): President of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania. Honorary President of The International Scientific Centre for Fertilizers (CIEC) in Shenyang, P.R. China.