Hugo was born on October 18, 1878, in Německý Brod. All we know of his childhood and adolescence is that he attended the local highschool from 1890 to 1894. He worked at the Vienna Banking Union, apparently lived in Prague and was single. He died on November 3, 1906 and was to be buried in Havlíčkův Brod. We haven't found the grave.