 He attended Primary school in Dolní Čermná and secondary school in Česká Třebová.After completing secondary school he left for Slovakia to become a primary school teacher in Smolník, Stakčín and Trnava.During World War II (1938–1945) he was employed as a teacher in Slatina u Moravské Třebové, Litice nad Orlicí and Dolní Čermná.