He took courses in volcanology at Naples and then worked with the geological survey in the Dutch East Indies, where he mapped parts of Java and Sumatra. From 1933 to 1935 he studied pedology at the Technical University of Vienna.
At Naples, he took courses in volcanology; after that, he worked with the geological survey in the Dutch East Indies, mapping parts of Java and Sumatra. From 1933 to 1935, he studied pedology at the Technical University of Vienna.