- Born on 31 March 1929 in Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

- Nationality: Luxembourgish

- Official at the Secretariat of the Special Council of Ministers of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) (1953‒1958)

- Head of the Conference Service and Head of the Buildings Department at the Commission of the European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom) (1958‒1967)

- Imprest Administrator in the Joint Interpreting and Conference Service (JICS) of the Commission of the European Communities (1967‒1994)