1902
Born in Bielefeld
1924-26
Kunstakademie (Academy of Fine Arts) Düsseldorf
1926
Move to Berlin
1926-29
Kunsthochschule (Art Academy) Berlin (with Hassler and Rössner)
1929-32
Freelance-artist; studio with his sister Christel Poll, Trabener Straße 21, Berlin-Grunewald (until 1946)
1932
First trip to Italy, subsequently regular stays in Italy throughout his life, especially to Ischia; gets to know Gilles, Bargheer, Peiffer-Watenphul, Müller-Oerlinghaus, Jenny Wiegmann, Gabriele Mucchi and other artists
1990
Died at 18 September in Düsseldorf; the artistic estate was transferred to the Kunststiftung (art foundation) Poll, Berlin