School:

• 1962-1969: Volksschule (primary school) in Dachau.
• 1969-1973: Rudolf Diesel Realschule (middle school) in Munich.
• 1973-1976 Albert Einstein Gymnasium, Munich (high school, mathematics & sciences) in Munich.

University:

• 1976 - 1981 Ludwig Maximilians Universität, München. Fields of Study: German Literature, German Language, Theoretical Linguistics, Language Typology, African Languages, Psycholinguistics, Classical Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Logic.
• 1981 M.A. "mit Auszeichnung" in Theoretical Linguistics, German Literature and Philosophy. M.A. Thesis on word order and word order change in Swahili.Supervisor: Theo Vennemann.
• 1987 Dr. phil. "summa cum laude" in Theoretical Linguistics, Logics and Philosophy of Science, and Psycholinguistics. Dissertation on the semantics of nominal reference and aspectual classes. Supervisors: Theo Vennemann, Godehard Link.