Born on 23 October 1920 in Subačius, Kupiškis district. Died 23 November 2008.
1931-1939 - studied at Panevėžys gymnasium. In 1939-1943 he studied Lithuanian language and literature at Vytautas Magnus University and German studies at Vilnius University. In 1941-1944 he was a teacher at the Grodno Lithuanian Gymnasium. In 1944 he left Lithuania and from 1950 lived and worked in Australia.