He was a trusted confidant to renowned university professors who also taught in schools, such as Petru Poni, Grigore Cobălcescu, A. D. Xenopol, Aron Densușianu and Alexandru Lambrior.
[2] From 1910 to 1912, he was general secretary in the Religious Affairs and Public Instruction Ministry, and in this capacity addressed problems of school administration.
[2] He was elected to multiple terms in the Assembly of Deputies,[3] and around the time of World War I was president of the Iași Conservative Party organization.
[3] In July 1926, upon the resignation of Petru Groza, he entered Averescu's cabinet as Public Works Minister, serving until June 1927.
He proposed different types of schools for distinct purposes, wrote textbooks and pedagogical treatises and held conferences for teachers.