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 completed his undergraduate studies in 1948. As an educator, he worked at Hamburg University, teaching Indology from 1948 to 1952, and later joined the International Academy of Indian Culture in Nagpur, India, from 1952 to 1954. He spent most of his academic career as a professor in Hamburg, Berlin, and Bonn, until his death in 1965.