Johannes (Hans) Peter Karl was born the son of Johann Georg Ferdinand and Therese Marie Henriette (née Schulz) Northmann. He attended a school in Eilbek and began his studies at the general trade school in Hamburg on Steintorplatz in March 1904.

Among other things, he occupied "Decorative Painting" with Willy von Beckerath during this time. He graduated in 1908 and began working as a teacher at various trade schools in Hamburg. In 1913 he married Martha Käte Henriette Busch (1893-1980), their son Hans-Joachim was born in 1915. In the same year, Northmann was drafted into military service and took part in the battles for Kovel, Riga and Villers-Brettoneux in the First World War.

In 1919 he was released from military service as a lieutenant in the reserve and worked again as a trade school teacher from April 1, from 1920 as a civil servant. In 1920 he also joined the Hamburg artist community.
In the 1920s and 1930s, Northmann went on various trips, including: a. in the artist colony Schwalenberg (1928), [1] to Bruges (1928), Spain (1931), Norway (1934), Italy (1936) and Yugoslavia (1938). From 1935 he was a member of the "Fine Arts of the Reich Chamber of Culture" and only from 1937 to 1939 a member of the NSDAP. The son, Hans-Joachim, died of scarlet fever in 1939.

In the same year, Northmann was drafted into military service again and spent three winters before Moscow since the attack on Russia, until he was discharged from service in 1944 due to a wound.
On October 31, 1945, Northmann was retired due to his poor health. No incriminating facts from the time of National Socialism were known. From 1945 there are only a few testimonials about Northmann's life. What is certain is that despite his partially paralyzed right hand, he continued to paint and also showed his works in exhibitions.

Hans Northmann died in Hamburg in 1972. His grave is in the Ohlsdorf cemetery in Hamburg.


Source:
Wikipedia, Google Translate, 2020