Lorenz is from Vienna. He recently graduated from the University of Vienna with a bachelor's degree in philosophy, focusing on contemporary and applied philosophy. Alongside his studies, Lorenz worked as a tutor for an NGO, helping children with migration backgrounds learn German and navigate the Austrian school system.

Lorenz's fascination with languages and language learning was probably sparked at thirteen, when he was preparing a play in English class. Somewhere between the lines of the script, Lorenz fell in love with the language. In admiration of the different anglophone cultures, he would go on to spend the next summer reading an English-German dictionary like a novel from A to Z. This same fascination later motivated him to go abroad for an exchange semester in Canada—coincidentally right across the border from Bates College, where he is spending his FLTA year.

Lorenz is happiest when he is around other people to talk, do, or craft. He particularily loves sewing and anything related to music and film.