Curriculum vitae

1964Born in Freiberg, Saxony
1980-1983Apprenticeship in papermaking at the “VEB Papier – u. Kartonwerke” Schwedt / Oder
1983-1988Degree in Paper Process Engineering and Pulp Technology, Dresden University of Technology
1988-1989Research engineer at the Heidenau Institute for Pulp and Paper, Saxony
1990-1991Studies in Library Science, Art History, and Pre- and Early History, Free University of Berlin
1991-1992Assistant in the papermaking studio of John Gerard, Berlin
1992Working visit to the Moulin du Verger, Angouleme (France)
seit September 1992self-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