Born in 1845, in Lipinki, Gorlice, Galicia, Austria (today Poland). Farmer, Catholic. At age 34 he emigrated to Paraná, landing at Paranaguá on 09/11/1876 aboard the steamship Biela, departing from Antwerp with stops in Le Havre and Rio de Janeiro. With him were his wife Anna Ziemba (31), his daughter Maria (5) and his son Johann (3). He settled on plots no. 118 and 119 of the Tomás Coelho Colony, where he lived until his death. They had eight children.