He was born in Fiume (now Rijeka, Slovenia), in 1908, when it was part of the Austro-Hungarian empire had qualified in medicine in Munich and then worked with Straub, the leading German pharmacologist of the time.
He was born in Fiume (now Rijeka, Slovenia). This was in 1908. It was part of the Austro. Hungarian empire had qualified in medicine in Munich. Hungarian empire had then worked with Straub. Straub was the leading German pharmacologist of the time.