Born on 14th January, 1940, in Dresden; Study of chemistry at Münster Univ., Diploma degree (1964), Dr. rer. nat. (1966), Habilitation in inorganic chemistry (1971), Associate Professor in Münster (1972), emeritus Director and  Scientific Member of the MPS at the MPI for Solid State Research, Honorary Professor Stuttgart Technical Univ. (1975).