At the outbreak of World War II, he was a student at the Tadeusz Czacki State Men's Gymnasium in Warsaw.

[1] During the German occupation, he joined the independence conspiracy within the 1st Platoon - 1st Company "Maciek" – Zośka Battalion – Broda 53 Diversionary Brigade – Kedyw of the Main Command of the Home Army.

[1][2] He participated in the assault on the Warszawa Gdańska station during the attempt to link Żoliborz with the Old Town.

He earned his PhD at the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, where he worked until retirement.

[7] In 2012, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta;[8] the decoration ceremony took place in 2016 during the 68th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising.