Born on 01 01 1927 in Vabali, Radviliškis district.
1947-1948 - head of Pakalniškės Primary School, 1948-1950 - teacher of Radviliškis Gymnasium, 1950-1954 - teacher of Grinkiškis Secondary School. In 1951 he graduated from the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute (now the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences) with a degree in Lithuanian Studies. He taught at schools in Radviliškis and Joniškis, and from 1962-1973 he taught at Šiauliai University, was the head of the Department of Lithuanian Language and Literature, and the Dean of the Faculty of Education. Candidate of Philology in 1971, Associate Professor in 1973. In 1973-1979 he worked at the Pedagogical Research Institute, in 1980-1984 he worked at the Vaga publishing house as the head of the editorial department, and from 1985 he worked as the deputy editor-in-chief of the Vyturis publishing house.