He was attached to Oxford university from 1929 to 1937, first to Christ Church (1929–36), then to Magdalen (1937) majoring in French and minored in Spanish.
From 1929 to 1937, he was associated with Oxford University. He began his studies at Christ Church in 1929, continuing until 1936, then moved to Magdalen College in 1937. His main subjects were French and Spanish.