hiː stˈʌdid æt ðə sˈeɪnt sˈɑːvə nˈæʃənəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn bˌuːkɚɹˈɛst, wˌɛɹ hiː hæd ɡɪˈoːɹɡ lˈæzɑːɹ ænd ˈaɪɑːn hˈɛlɪˌeɪd ɹˈeɪduːlˌɛskuː æz tˈiːtʃɚz.
He studied at the Saint Sava National College in Bucharest, where he had Gheorghe Lazăr and Ion Heliade Rădulescu as teachers.