[1][2] He attended secondary school in Freiburg im Breisgau.
From 1945 to 1950 he studied law in Freiburg im Breisgau and Innsbruck.
From 1950 to 1954 he worked in the Liechtenstein government office and as a lawyer in the Alfred Bühler law firm in Vaduz.
[1] From 1955 to 1966 and again from 1966 to 1970 he was the president of the Liechtenstein Bachelor of Laws administrative board.
During this time, he was a member of the finance, audit and state committees.