He was born in Szubin on March 9, 1820, the son of Meischer Wolff. He married Ernstine Salomon. Between 1880 and 1889 he owned a tenement house at 9 St. John Street in Trzemeszno. He lived in Trzemeszno since at least 1871, as evidenced by an entry in the Jewish community's metric book. He died on July 12, 1897 in Trzemeszno.