| 1950 | Born in Berlin |
| 1970‑1977 | Studied Physics, Psychology and Computer Science in Bochum and Freiburg |
| 1978‑1981 | PhD thesis, supervised by Prof Burkhart Fischer & Prof Jürgen Krüger: “Interaction between neurones in the visual cortex based on recordings with a multi-microelectrode” |
| 1983‑1999 | Head of the Electrophysiological Laboratory in the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Freiburg |
| 1991 | Habilitation and venia legendi for ‘Neurobiophysik’ |
| 1998 | Appointed as Professor (APL) |
| 1999 | Professional appointment as “Akademischer Direktor” |
| 1999‑2015 | Head of Section Visual Function / Electrophysiology |
| 2004‑2011 | President of ISCEV (two terms) |
| 2008‑‑ | Scientific Board of “The Barn” |
| 2009‑‑ | Secretary Kunstverein Gundelfingen (local art society) |
| 2013‑2024 | Director of International Communications of ISCEV |
| 2013‑‑ | Scientific Board of GWUP |
| 2015‑‑ | Scientist (emeritus), Eye Center, University Medical Center Freiburg |
| 2018 | Honorary Member of ISCEV, von Graefe award by DOG |
| 2021 | Elfriede-Aulhorn Keynote at the DOG 2021 Congress |
