1941
Born on 13 February in Oels (Silesia)
1945
The family fled to Thuringia during the Second World War
1953
The family moved to Düsseldorf
1959–1961
Trained as a stained-glass artist in Düsseldorf
1961–1967
Studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Karl Otto Götz and Gerhard Hoehme
From 1963
First group and solo exhibitions in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Berlin, Hanover and other cities
1970–1971
Visiting professor at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts
1975
First international exhibition at the São Paulo Biennial
1976
First retrospective of his work in Tübingen, Düsseldorf and Eindhoven
1978
Moved to Cologne
2010
Died on 10 June in Cologne