| 31.08.1965 | Diploma in Chemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany |
| 24.07.1967 | Promotion (Dr.rer.nat.), doctoral thesis (s.c.l.), Institute of Organic Chemistry (E.Bayer) |
| 1967-1968 | Assistant Professor, University of Houston, Texas |
| 22.04.1971 | Habilitation in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Tübingen, Germany |
| 14.11.1973 | apl. Professor, Dept. of Chemistry |
| 21.12.1978 – 31.09.2002 | University Professor of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| 21.04.1997 | Title “Ordinarius” |