He held the position of Professor of Mathematics and Chief of the Mathematical seminar at Vytautas Magnus University, and later from 1940–1944 at Vilnius University. When the Red Army re-invaded Lithuania in 1944, he went into exile in the West.
As a mathematician, he served as a professor and seminar leader at Vytautas Magnus University, and later from 1940–1944 at Vilnius University. Following the Soviet re-invasion of Lithuania in 1944, he sought refuge in Western Europe.