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• born in 1950 in Neuss
• 1973 - 1976: studied education in Munich
• 1976 - 1984: teacher in Berchtesgaden
• 1981 - 1985: Master's degree  in philosophy and general linguistics in Salzburg
• 1985: Master's thesis "Der Kanon vom umgekehrten Verhältnis zwischen Extension und Intension"
• 1985 - 1990: doctoral studies in philosophy, linguistics, and psychology in Saarbrücken
• 1990: dissertation "Deixis in der Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion", Niemeyer 1991
• 1985 - 1991: assistant professor, SFB 314 (KI and knowledge-based systems), Saarbrücken
• 1991 - 1992: assistant professor, FR 5.1 Philosophy, Saarbrücken
• 1995: post doctoral lecturing qualification in semiotics "Multimediale Informationspräsentation am Beispiel von Wetterberichten", Academia 1996
• since 1996: project contract in SFB 378, Saarbrücken
• since 1997: freelance professor for semiotics at the TU Berlin