Schedule. B. June 20, 1897 in the town of Libava (now Liepaja), Latvia - mind. July 19, 1957 in Kharkiv. Graduated from Kharkiv art Institute (1922-29), where he studied with I. Padalka, S. Prokhorov, M. Sharonov. A member HO UAU from 1939. The participant of Republican, all-Union and international exhibitions since 1927. Personal exhibitions: Kharkiv -1956,1997. Worked as a teacher at Kharkiv art College (1930-33), Director of the public Studio at the Kharkov Palace of pioneers (1938-41; 1944-46), teacher at the Kharkov children's art school im. I. E. Repin (1946-47), KhSAI (1947-50).