From 1966 until his death, he served as President of the Romanian Academy. Peter Freund (who met Nicolescu when he gave a lecture in Timișoara), described him as an "affable, debonair man, and a very handsome ladies' man."
From 1966 to his death, he served as President of the Romanian Academy. Peter Freund, who got to know Nicolescu through a lecture in Timișoara, portrayed him as an amiable, stylish individual known for his charm with women.