1916

Final state examination in Law

1920

Appointment as judge

1923

Council of the German Court of Economic Law

1929 - 1935

Specialist in the German Ministry of Economics in the monetary system, banking, stock exchanges and insurance

1935

Dismissal from government service for political reasons

1936 - 1948

Member of the Executive Board of the Frankfurter Hypothekenbank

20 May 1948 - 31 Jul 1957

President of the Central Bank Council of the Bank deutscher Länder

1 Aug 1957 - 31 Dec 1957

Fulfils the functions of the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank