Born in Rasa, Călărași County, he graduated from Brăila's Nicolae Bălcescu High School in 1897, followed by the social sciences faculty of the University of Geneva, where he received his degree in 1905.
[1] His destinations included Vienna, France, Germany, England, and the United States; his purpose was to study university education, social organization and cultural propaganda, and adapt these to conditions in his native country.
[3] In the early 1910s, he wrote frequently, and his contributions were largely found in the pages of Constantin Rădulescu-Motru's Noua Revistă Română.
[4] He returned to Romania in 1914, and was named English teacher at Mihai Viteazul and Spiru Haret high schools in the national capital Bucharest.
[1] A prolific author, Bărbat penned articles and studies in sociology, pedagogy and politics in a number of magazines, both domestic and foreign, as well as books.