Student of the Academy of fine Arts from 1900 to 1909 (diploma not received). (Kondakov)
Born in Vilna (now Vilnius). In 1889 – 1892 and 1897 – 1899 he studied at ORCHIES, in 1900 – 1909 he studied painting in St. Petersburg Academy of arts from 1902 – passive participant in the workshop of Ilya Repin, at the end received the title of artist. Exhibited work at the exhibition Turk (1918), exhibition of Independent (1919), exhibition in memory of T. Shevchenko (1920), as well as many city and Republican exhibitions. Lived and worked in Odessa, he taught drawing in secondary schools of the city. Killed during the occupation of Odessa by German troops.