| 5.8.1968
| Born in Hüttental-Weidenau (now Siegen),
Germany
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| 1974 - 1978
| Primary school, Wellensiekschule Bielefeld
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| 1978 - 1987
| Secondary school, Ratsgymnasium Bielefeld
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| 11.6.1987
| Abitur (high school examination)
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| Oct. 87 - Dec. 88
| Military service
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| WS 88/89 - SS 90
| Studies of physics at the University of Bielefeld
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| 7.8.1990
| Vordiplom (pre-exam) in physics
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| Oct. 1990
| Change to the University of Bonn
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| WS 90/91 - SS 92
| Studies of physics and astronomy at the
University of Bonn
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| Oct. 91 - Dec. 92
| Student assistant at the Sternwarte Bonn
(Observatory of the University), topic: "The globular cluster system of NGC
1404"
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| Oct. 92
| Observational practical studies at the Observatory
Hoher List
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| Dec. 92 - Sept. 93
| Diploma thesis at the Sternwarte Bonn,
topic: "Metallicities in the Magellanic Clouds from CCD Strömgren
photometry: The globular clusters NGC 1866 (LMC) and NGC 330 (SMC)"
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| 28.9.1993
| Diploma in physics
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| Oct. 93 - Dec. 93
| Graduated student at the Sternwarte Bonn,
DFG project: "Stellar populations in the Magellanic Clouds"
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| Apr. 94 - Feb. 98
| PhD student at the Sternwarte Bonn, topic:
"The center of the Fornax cluster: dwarf galaxies, cD halo, and globular
clusters"
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| Apr. 97 - Sep. 97
| Member of the research project (Graduiertenkolleg)
"The Magellanic System and Other Dwarf Galaxies"
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| 3.2.98
| Doctor of science (Dr. rer. nat.)
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| Apr. 98 - Apr. 01
| Post-doc at the Astronomical Department of
the P. Universidad Católica in Santiago de Chile, topic:
"Dynamics of dwarf galaxies in clusters"
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| since May 01
| Research assistant at the Sternwarte Bonn
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