 He was the second of the five children of Vasile Murășanu and Eudochia (Dochița), born Danciu, both peasants from Urca.He attended high school in Blaj (1904–1912), then studied at Eötvös Loránd University (1912–1916) and Franz Joseph University (1918–1919).In 1919, he was appointed teacher of Romanian at King Ferdinand High School in Turda.