He completed his undergraduate studies in 1948. From 1948 to 1952 he was a tutor of Indology at Hamburg, and from 1952 to 1954 he was a member of the International Academy of Indian Culture in Nagpur, India. He worked as an academic in Hamburg, Berlin, and Bonn, where he remained as a professor from 1965 until his death.
He concluded his undergraduate studies in 1948. Subsequently, he held positions at Hamburg University, serving as an Indology lecturer from 1948 to 1952, and later joining the International Academy of Indian Culture in Nagpur, India, from 1952 to 1954. He spent his academic career as a professor in Hamburg, Berlin, and Bonn, holding that position until his death in 1965.