Born 28th June 1943 in Schroda (Poser), German nationality. February 1962: Abitur in Quakenbruck
April 1962 to March 1969: Technical University Braunschweig Diploma in Physics.
Title of diploma work: "Lifetime Measurements on InSb" (Prof. F. R. Kessler)
May 1969 to Nov. 1980: University Würzburg (Prof. Dr. G. Landwehr)
Thesis work about: "Galvanomagnetic Properties of Tellurium in Strong Magnetic Fields" (Ph.D. in 1972).
Habilitation in 1978.
The most important publication related to the Nobel Prize appeared in: Phys. Rev. Letters 45, 494 (1980).
Research work at the Clarendon Laboratory, Oxford (1975 to 1976) and High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Grenoble (1979 to 1980)
Nov. 1980 to Dec. 1984: Professor at the Technical University, München
Since January 1985: Director at the Max-Planck-Institut für Festkôrperforschung, Stuttgart.