Born in Stuttgart (Germany) in 1929 I studied natural sciences (pharmacy and chemistry), philosophy and literature, worked 7 years as an assistant lecturer at the university and got doctor’s degree in Natural Sciences. Changing to industry I worked mainly as a manager until 1989. The following 4 years I was active as a free lance consultant of special agencies and in health education, particularly in the new (Eastern) parts of Germany, accompanied by my wife, a physician.

After retirement fromprofessional activities I started writing thus fulfilling a wishful dream from student’s times. For me condition and base for writing books is what I personally experienced. A major interest is the Arctic with all its fascination, particularly scientific subjects, issues of social development and Inuit art. This required extended visits of the Arctic regions, and so my wife and I travelled to the Canadian north-east quite frequently, particularly to Nunavut, the newly installed territory. There we made a lot of friends to whom my books about the Arctic are dedicated.

Books

Experience and insights from these journeys were recorded not only in writing but as well by many photos taken together with my wife. Those books on the Arctic are mostly published by Pendragon Verlag Bielefeld:

"In the Land of Inuit - Arctic Journal" (1996)
"The Polar Bear Came Late at Night - Sketches from Wager Bay" (1997)
"Kenojuak - The Life Story of an Inuit Artist" (1998); English edition by Penumbra Press (Manotick, Kanada 1999; http://www.penumbrapress.com)
"Flight up North - A Fascinating Journey to the Glaciers and Fiords of the Canadian Arctic" (2000)
"Land of the Great Bear – Impressions of the Arctic" (2001)
"How Sun and Moon Went to Sky – Myths and Legends of the Inuit" (2003)
"The Bewitched Polar Bear – Fairy Tales onto the White King of the Arctic" (2005); published by Edition Neues Feld, Bielefeld

In addition Pendragon Verlag published other books from me:

"Gunter Böhmer - Seen with the Eyes of a Friend and Collector" (1998)
"Tracks of an Unusual Outstanding? Being - Biographic Sketches about the Dwarf Erich Alb" (1999)

Together with Juergen Seuss, BrennGlas Verlag Assenheim, I was the editor of a memory book onto Gunter Böhmer:

"Salute GB! - The Venture of Being Inconvenient" (1986)

Together with Dr. Dr. Markus Jacobs I also was the editor of the book

“Katholische Pfarrkirche Heilig Geist in Bielefeld” (2008).