Vasile Burlă

Vasile Burlă (February 9, 1840–January 9, 1905) was an Imperial Austrian-born Romanian philologist.

Born in Opăițeni, a village in the District of Bukovina that today is part of Ukraine, he attended primary school in nearby Storojineț. He then went to the gymnasium in the provincial capital Czernowitz (Cernăuți), taking his degree at Beiuș in Crișana. He attended the universities of Vienna and Graz, graduating in Greek and Latin philology. In 1873, he settled at Iași, in the Romanian Old Kingdom, and was named teacher of Greek and Latin at the National College. He taught at the school for many years, and was director for a period. His students included Nicolae Iorga and Mihail Sadoveanu. In 1925, on the 20th anniversary of his death, his former students dedicated a bronze bust in front of the school. From 1880 to 1890, he taught at a girls' high school, and from 1898 to 1901 taught classics at the Boarding High School. From 1875 to 1876, he was substitute professor at Iași University. Late in life, he was a school inspector. Burlă had to retire in 1901; he died four years later, and was buried at Eternitatea cemetery. His textbooks include (1873), (1888) and (1895).

Burlă married Matilda Cugler in 1872. After the couple divorced, he married Ecaterina Mavrogheni, considerably raising his social and financial standing.