1943
born in Borken near Kassel, Germany
1944
fell ill with meningitis and became deaf
1951-1959
school for the deaf in Homberg/Efze
1959-1960
school for the deaf in Friedberg/Hesse
1960-1963
apprenticeship as engineering draftsman in Frankfurt/Main
1970-1999
designer at HOECHST AG, Frankfurt
1999
early retirement
2000
freelance artist
seit 1968
married to Margit Fricke, née Schneider