1893 Born Georg Ehrenfried Gross in Berlin, only son & youngest child. His parents own a bar.
1900 After death of husband, mother moves to a poor area of Berlin. She works to support family, takes in boarders.
1902 Returns to Stolp.
1908 Hits back at his teacher. Dismissed from grammar school.
1909 Moves to Dresden, attends the Academy of Arts. Studies with draftsman Richard Muller.
1912 Studies under Emil Orlik at the School of Arts and Crafts (Kunstgewerbeschule) in Berlin.
1914 Volunteers for army. Discharged in 1915.
1915 Taking lead from Helmut Herzfeld, (John Heartfield) he becomes George. Begins a campaign of rebellion against the military.
1916 With Franz Jung, founds find the first German Dada periodical, Neue Jugend.
1917 Drafted into the militia. A sympathetic patron has Grosz admitted to a mental institution, is later discharged. Wieland Herzfeld publishes two portfolios of his political satire.
1920 Continued activity in left-wing groups. Drawings confiscated by police.
1921 Charged with defaming the army with portfolio "Gott mit uns" (God with us).
1923 Portfolio Ecce Homo published, results in conviction for defamation of public morals.
1924 "Ecce Homo" confiscated as pornography.
1928 Drawing entitled "Shut Up and Keep Serving the Cause,"results in blasphemy suit.
1932 Invited to New York to teach at Art Student's League. He emigrates a year later.
1938 Stripped of German citizenship, works publicly burnt.
1954 Retrospective at Whitney Museum. Visits Germany for first time since leaving.
1959 Returns to West Berlin, dies on July 6.