

1955
Graduate in Economics
1955 - 1960
Head of the Department of Journalistic Science at the Ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich
1961 - 1967
Journalist specialised in Economics, Bonn
1972 - 1977
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance
1 Jun 1977 - 31 Dec 1979
Vice-President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
1 Jan 1980 - 31 Jul 1991
President of the Deutsche Bundesbank