After attending high school in Amsterdam, he enrolled at Delft University of Technology in 1919 and received his MSc degree in electrical engineering in 1924. Unable to find suitable work in the Netherlands, he emigrated to the United States in 1924.
After completing his secondary education in Amsterdam, he pursued higher studies at Delft University of Technology in 1919 and received an MSc degree in electrical engineering in 1924. Unable to secure employment in the Netherlands, he opted for a new life in the United States in 1924.