He attended primary school in his home town of Biebrich, as did his brothers, and then he went to secondary school in the nearby large town of Wiesbaden where he attended Dilthey school.
Siya pumasok sa primaryang paaralan ng kanyang tahanan sa bayan ng Biebrich, bilang did kanyang mga kapatid na lalaki, at pagkatapos ay siya napunta sa sekundaryong paaralan na malapit sa malaking bayan ng Wiesbaden Dilthey kung saan siya pumasok sa paaralan.