Academia Bârlădeană

The Academia Bârlădeană (Academy of Bârlad) was a cultural society, founded on May 1, 1915 in the city of Bârlad (Tutova County) - at present Vaslui County - by George Tutoveanu, Toma Chiricuţă and Tudor Pamfile.

Background

After the unification of the Romanian principalities cultural activities started developing in the city of Bârlad, exceeding in importance the ones of other provincial cities of Romania. Important cultural magazines and newspapers were published in the city such as:

• Semănătorul, established on September 27, 1870 by Ion Popescu and Ştefan Neagoe. The magazine continued to appear until 1876;
• Paloda, established on February 5, 1881 by Ştefan Neagoe. The magazine appeared until 1908.
• Legalitatea (1882-1884);
• Progresul (1883-1885);
• Tutova (1884-1892).
• George Lazăr established on April 15, 1887 by Solomon Haliţă and edited by G. Constantinescu Râmniceanu, Gheorghe Ghibănescu, Gavril Onişor, V.G. Diaconescu and L. Apostolescu.
• Bârladul established on July 20, 1887 by Solomon Haliţă and Gheorghe Ghimbăşanu
• Făt Frumos established March 15, 1904, edited until May 15, 1906 by George Tutoveanu and in 1909 by Emil Gârleanu

The first members of the academy were Iuliu and Virgil Niţulescu, physicians, G. Alexandrescu, professor at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School in Bucharest, C. Gruia, professor at the Normal School in Ploieşti, M. Rădulescu, professor at the High School in Buzău, The academy was thereafter joined by Donar Munteanu, Victor Ion Popa, Vasile Voiculescu, Mihai Lungeanu, I.M. Raşcu, I. Valerian, Petru Cancel, captain Iulian Popovici, captain G. Alexandrescu, Mihai Lupescu, Natalia Paşa, George Pallady, G. Vlădescu Vlad, George Ponetti, C.R. Crişan, Virgil Duiculescu, Ion Palodă, N. Bogescu and Emil Tudor. The new generation was represented by G. Nedelea, V. Damaschin, Ştefan Cosma, G.G. Ursu, C. Damaschin, Cicerone Mucenic, M. Panaite and G. Ioniţă…

Less active were other members such as Nichifor Crainic, Pamfil Şeicaru, Atanasie Mândru, Gheorghe Tască, Ion Buzdugan, V. Savel, Gr. Veja, N.N. Lenguceanu, C. Z. Buzdugan, I. Pajură, N. Lupu, Aurel Balaban, Zoe C. Frasin, Ion Vicol and Marieta Creangă.

The Academy published the following magazines and newspapers:

• Florile Dalbe published from January 1 to December 15, 1919, the editorial committee including George Tutoveanu, Vasile Voiculescu, Tudor Pamfilie and Mihai Lungeanu.
• Graiul Nostru - published from April 1925 to December 1927.
• Scrisul nostru - published from January 1929 to October 1931, sub direcţia lui George Tutoveanu
• Moldova - published from January 2, 1931 to June 15, 1932.