Born on 20 July 1926 in Margawa, Marijampolė district. Died 15 01 2017
In 1940-1946 he studied at Marijampolė gymnasium. Graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Agriculture (now Aleksandras Stulginskis University). Since 1952 he has lived in Joniškis. Worked in agricultural companies in Joniškis. Started writing poems at school, first published in the press in 1954.