1934

Doctorate (Dr oec publ) at the University of Munich

1938

Final state examination in Law in Munich

1939

Head of the Global Economy Division at the Institute for Business Cycle Research in Berlin

1947 - 1951

Private tutor for economics and public finances

1949 - 1950

Head of the Bizonal Delegation / Economics Division of the Permanent Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany to the OEEC (Organisation for European Economic Cooperation), Paris

Oct 1950

Joins the Bank Deutscher Länder

1 Apr 1953 - 31 Dec 1969

Member of the Board of Managers of the Bank Deutscher Länder/ the Deutsche Bundesbank

1 Jan 1970- 31 May 1977

Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank

1 Jun 1977 - 31 Dec 1979

President of the Deutsche Bundesbank