| 1964 | Born in Freiberg, Saxony |
| 1980-1983 | Apprenticeship in papermaking at the “VEB Papier – u. Kartonwerke” Schwedt / Oder |
| 1983-1988 | Degree in Paper Process Engineering and Pulp Technology, Dresden University of Technology |
| 1988-1989 | Research engineer at the Heidenau Institute for Pulp and Paper, Saxony |
| 1990-1991 | Studies in Library Science, Art History, and Pre- and Early History, Free University of Berlin |
| 1991-1992 | Assistant in the papermaking studio of John Gerard, Berlin |
| 1992 | Working visit to the Moulin du Verger, Angouleme (France) |
| seit September 1992 | self-employed with a papermaking studio in the Kunstquartier Bethanien (part of the print studio of the Kulturwerkes des BBK – Professional Association of Berlin Visual Artists) |
Member of the following associations:
Deutscher Arbeitskreis für Papiergeschichte
British Association of Paper Historians International Paper Historians