| 1932 | Born in Georgenburg |
| 1949–1956 | Apprenticeship and years of travel; journeyman’s examination, Thurnau |
| 1956–1958 | State Professional School for Ceramics, Höhr-Grenzhausen; master class of Hubert Griemert |
| 1957 | Master craftsman certificate, Koblenz |
| 1961–1967 | Joint workshop with Gerald Weigel, Mainz |
| 1967–1973 | Joint workshop in Nisterau-Bach |
| 1972 | Appointed to the Académie internationale de la céramique, Geneva |
| 1973 | Moves the joint workshop to Gabsheim |
| 1983 | Founding member of "Gruppe 83" |
| Awards | |
| 1965 | Alexander Guilleaume Prize, Nuremberg |
| 1974 | Rhineland-Palatinate State Prize |
| 1979 | German Ceramics "93-Westerwald-Preis," Höhr-Grenzhausen |
| 1999 | Design Prize for Crafts in Rhine-Hesse, Mainz |
