Bilingual German/French, born in Germany, 15 years living experience in France, working in cooperation with my French wife (French linguist working as a freelance translator with 30 years experience)
Physics diploma (Dipl.-Phys.) after university studies of physics (mathematics, chemistry) in Kiel and Hamburg (Germany); as a physicist, I not only have got a broad basis for technical competence, but also an excellent knowledge of English.
Philological knowledge and methods by complementary studies of Greek paleography and Arabic and parallel studies of philosophy and of history of science (antiquitiy and middle ages, chemistry, physics, theory of music) and my research in this field.

Good knowledge of Spanish, Italian, Greek (old and modern), Latin.
Basic knowledge of Sanscrit.

25 years experience as a freelance translator, first in Hamburg/Germany, then in France, mainly of technical texts and in particular of patents considerably enhanced my technical expertise in a wide range of technical and natural science specialist fields.

Particular fields of experience: patents, medicine, telecommunications, physics, science and engineering.

Working experience for patent attorneys in Germany, medical companies, chemical companies, tourism.