Born in Rapperswil, Switzerland. Childhood in Rapperswil, Schmerikon and Uznach. Died in Zurich.
Completed secondary school in Rapperswil. Started appreticeship as a graphic designer in Zurich.
Broke off apprenticeship and audited courses by Ernst Keller and Alfred Willimann at the Zurich School of Arts and Crafts.
Work as a freelance designer and illustrator in Zurich.
Member of the Swiss Werkbund.
Designed the pavilion of honor for the Swiss universities and the "Physics and Medicine" and "History of Swiss Art" sections for the 1939 National Fair.
Active service as a lieutenant in the Swiss army.
After the war continued to work as a designer, concentrating on exhibition design and illustration. Worked as a set designer for various theatres in Switzerland and abroad.
Left the theatre to concentrate on graphic design. Expanded his studio. First poster successes with "Watch that Child!" for the Swiss Automobile Club and poster series for the Zurich Tonhalle.
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