Born in Eastern Austria, close to the Hungarian border, he witnessed as a young man the horrors of a nation's suppression, erupting in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. He finished his education in art and architecture, married and sailed for the Cape of Africa. meeting a varied facet of people and cultures, working as a draughtsman, an architect, and a coordinator of craftsmen and professionals, he made good use of his language skills and traveled throughout South Africa. His vast collection of drawings and slides had been lost during a change of domiciles. During a visit to Greece, he was accepted into a circle of artists and poets, who encouraged him to continue his art and a friend introduced him to the works of famous Greek poets.In South Africa, he joined writing and poetry workshops of Writers Write. It was to open the floodgates of his creativity.