He was born in Trzemeszno. In 1875 he married Flora Rogowska. In the marriage and death certificates he is identified as a landowner. In the death certificate of his son Isidor he is listed as a shoemaker. Between 1854 and 1895 he was the owner of a tenement house at what is now 13 St. John Street. He died on June 23, 1895 in Trzemeszno.