He studied at the senior high school in Semarang, before spending some time at the suikerschool in Surabaya, later arriving in Batavia (now Jakarta), where he worked as an amanuensis at the School tot Opleiding van Inlandsche Artsen.
He studied at the senior high school in Semarang. This was before. He was spending some time at the suikerschool in Surabaya. He was arriving in Batavia (now Jakarta). He worked as an amanuensis at the School tot Opleiding van Inlandsche Artsen.