10. 5. 1961 : Born in Euskirchen, Germany.

1967 - 1970 : Bad Münstereifel-Nitterscheid: Primary School "Am Hagelkreuz".

1970 - 1980 : Secondary School St.Michael-Gymnasium in Bad Münstereifel.

1980 - 1987 : Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University, Bonn. Studies in Social Sciences (Politics, Economy and Sociology), History and Education.

July 1986 : First thesis : Die Bedeutung der Wirtschaftspolitik für den Bestand der Sozial-liberalen Koalition 1969 - 1982 (The Role of Economic Policy in the Social-liberal Coalition 1969 - 1992).

8. 9. 1987 : Degree (1. Staatsexamen) in Social Sciences and History.

1980 - 1988 : Occasional employments as DeeJay and at the German Federal Post and in chemical and steel industries in Bad Münstereifel and Bonn.

11. 11. 1987 - 31. 3. 1988 : Employment at the Federal Ministry of the Environment, Protection of Nature and Reactor Security, Bonn.

15. 6. 1988 - 15. 6. 1990 : Trainee teacher in Herzogenrath and Aix La Chapelle.

17. 12. 1989 : Second thesis : Vergleichende Studie zur Regierungsstabilität in Italien und der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, eine Unterrichtsreihe im Grundkurs 12,1 des Gymnasiums (Study on Governmental Stability in Italy and Germany, a Confrontation).

2. 5. 1990 : Second State exam (Qualification as teacher in Middle and Secondary School in Social Sciences and History).

1988 - 1990 : RWTH of Aix la Chapelle and Italian University for Foreigners of Perugia: Studies in Italian.

22.10. 1990 - 31. 5. 1991 : Viterbo, Italy: Assistent language teacher at the Istituto Magistrale "S. Rosa da Viterbo", Liceo Linguistico Sperimentale.

20. 8. 1991 - 31. 10. 1991 : Short term employment in the German Service for Academic Exchange (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst), Bonn.

14. 1. 1992 : Interpreters and Translators´ College of the University of Triest, Italy: German-lecturer.

Since sept. 1992 : Editor of the Triestinian magazine for tourism and culture "Adria & mehr" and foreign correspondent of the weekly "Das Parlament", official organ of the German Bundestag. Various pubblications on Italian and German politics and economy.

Since nov. 1993 : Faculty for Political Sciences, University of Pisa, Italy: German-lecturer.

Since feb. 1998 : Faculty for Political Sciences, University of Teramo, Italy: Contract-professor.