 In 1863 he founded the House of mutual help of the Romanian printers together with Walter Scarlat, Iosif Romanov, Zisu Popa, Mihalache Gălășescu and Petre Ispirescu.In 1861, he returned to Romania, and was elected deputy, and in 1866 was minister of public instruction.Between 15 and 16 July 1866, he was the temporary Prime Minister of Romania.