Born on 02 01 1934 in Nemunaičiai, Alytus district.
1953-1957 studied French at the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute (now the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences). 1962-1964 attended the Higher Pedagogical Courses at the Moscow Morris Torez Pedagogical Institute. 1958-1961 Research Fellow of the Lithuanian State Archives. 1961-1988 Lecturer in French at the Vilnius Engineering Construction Institute. Since 1988 freelance translator. First translation publication appeared in 1962.