ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ tˈɔːt ɹˈiːdɪŋ ænd ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ æt hˈoʊm, bˈɑːliˌæk stˈʌdid æt ðə sˈeɪnt sˈɑːvə ɐkˈædəmi, ˌʌndɚɹ ˈaɪɑːn hˈɛlɪˌeɪd ɹˈeɪduːlˌɛskuː ɹˈeɪduːlˌɛskuː wʌz tə bɪkˌʌm wˈʌn ʌv hɪz mˈoʊst ɪmpˈoːɹtənt kəlˈæboːɹˌeɪɾɚz.
After being taught reading and writing at home, Bolliac studied at the Saint Sava Academy, under Ion Heliade Rădulescu - Rădulescu was to become one of his most important collaborators.