Born on 25 July 1924 in Kairiškėliai, Kaišiadorys district. Died 20 07 2014.
In 1951 he graduated from Vilnius University with a degree in Lithuanian Studies, and immediately after graduation he started working as an editor at the publishing house "Vaga". He was a translation editor, later head of the editorial department for translated fiction, and from 1957 to 1989 deputy editor-in-chief for translation. At the publishing house, he learned the basics of fiction translation from Dominykas Urbs, an experienced translator and editor. He learned Czech, Polish and Slovak, and participated in translation seminars in Prague and Bratislava. He has translated Czech and Russian dramas for theatres in Vilnius, Kaunas and Panevėžys. He has published articles in the press about translation work, problems and translators.