Born in Bremerhaven in 1949.
Grew up and played in the city's war ruins.
Graduated from secondary school at the Theodor Storm School in Bremerhaven.
Compulsory military service: from July 1966 to November 1967 as a paramedic.
Apprenticeship in Bremerhaven
Training as a meditation teacher at the Meru (Maharishi European Research University) in Switzerland.
Master craftsman and technician training at the Justus von Liebigschule in Hanover. Degree: Agricultural Engineer, Department of Horticulture and Landscaping and Master Horticulator.
Employed until 2014.
From 2014 active as a writer.