He was a member of the Parliamentary Council in 1948/49, where he was secretary and chairman of the Committee on Electoral Law.

He was a member of the German Bundestag from its first election in 1949 until his death.

Biographisches Handbuch der Mitglieder des Deutschen Bundestages.

1949–2002 [Biographical Handbook of the Members of the German Bundestag.

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