On November 13, 1971, Dr. FILIMON ctRDEI passed away. Dr. Cfrdei was the leading odonatologist of Roumania. Though principally araneidologist, he devoted numerous papers to the study of the distribution of dragonflies within his country. In collaboration with Mrs. FELICIA BULIMAR he produced, in 1965, the odonate volume in the well known series “Fauna Republicii Populare Romane”, an appreciated contribution to our knowledge on the Balkan dragonflies and which has served as useful basis for further study ever since. The loss of Dr. Cfrdei, who had great plans for further research on Odonata and was about to begin a study on the Central African fauna, will be certainly felt in the world of odonatologists.