Born: 14.11.1941. Nationality: German.
Vocational development:
1958 – 1962 vocational training on cartography in Leipzig and Gütersloh.
1963 – 1966 study for engineer of cartography in München.
1967 – 1972 employed at the Municipal Survey and Cadastral Office in Nürnberg.
1973 – 1977 study in social geography at the Technical University in München.
1978 – 1984 deputy head of department at the „Bundesforschungsanstalt für Landeskunde und Raumordnung“ (Federal Research Institute) in Bonn.
Since 1984 head of department for cartography and techniques at the Municipal Survey and Cadastral Office in Dortmund.

Honorary activity / voluntary work for the training in cartography:
1988 – 2001 chairman of the Commission on Education and Training of the German Cartographic Society. Editor and publisher of the “Ausbildungsleitfaden” (Manual for the training of Cartographers).
Since 1988 member of the Commission on Education and Training of the International Cartographic Association.