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 connected with Oxford University. He first studied at Christ Church from 1929 to 1936, and then at Magdalen in 1937. His primary focus was French studies, while Spanish was his minor subject.