Composer, was born in Elbogen, Sudetenland/West Bohemia (today: Loket/Czech Republic). He came as a child 1946 to Bad Reichenhall (Bavaria), studied 1960-1961 composition with Cesar Bresgen at the Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria) and 1961-1965 with the composer Karl Marx at the Staatliche Musikhochschule Stuttgart. As teacher he worked up to 1990 at the Kirchenmusikschule Rottenburg. 1990 he became director of the Sudetendeutsches Musikinstitut in Regensburg. He composed operas, works for orchestra, ballets, chamber music etc.
(Rainer Stelle)