Born in Călărași, his parents were Vasile Haneș and his wife Maria (née Leca).
He published volumes featuring the works of Alecu Russo, Nicolae Bălcescu, Grigore Alexandrescu, Mihail Kogălniceanu, and Dinicu Golescu.
[1] Haneș was a conscientious and honest researcher who devoted equal attention to the various periods of Romanian literature.
His books included Cântarea României, 1900; Alexandru Russo, 1901; Dezvoltarea limbii române în prima jumătate a sec.
He also wrote a general history of the field, Istoria literaturii românești; published in 1924, it also appeared in French in 1934.