| Timeline |
| 1822 |
Born 26 February in Parkstein, Bavaria |
| 1837 |
Moves to Munich to play guitar with the orchestra of Duke Max |
| 1845 |
Concert tour through diverse Bavarian cities with five other wind-players |
| 1847 |
Joins the Bavarian court orchestra as "unpaid eleve" |
| 1851 |
Marries Elise Maria Seiff, 28 May |
| 1854 |
Wife and two children dies of cholera |
| 1863 |
Marries Josephine Pschorr on 29 August |
| 1871 |
Appointed Professor by the Academy of Music |
| 1872 |
Elected to the artistic committee of the "Musikalische Akademie" |
| 1873 |
Appointed Kammermusiker (Chamber Musician) by King Ludwig II |
| 1875 |
Elected conductor of the amateur orchestra, "Wilde Gungl" |
| 1879 |
May - Awarded the Ludwig Medal for Science and Art |
| 1889 |
Retires and concentrates on helping his son's career |
| 1905 |
Dies 31 May |
