1901 leasholder of the manor Irlbach; 1903 successful breeding of barley; 1905 begins to breed wheat; 1908 leasholder of Bischofshof in Hermannsdorf; 1918 begins to breed winter-barley; 1921 begins to breed potatoe seeds; 1927 founding and shareholding of IG Pflanzenzucht in Munich; co-founder of the Club bayerischer Landwirte and of the Bayerischen Saatgutverein; 1922 Dr. Ing. h.c. at the Technische Hochschule (Insitute of Technology) in Munich.
