German painter and illustrator (1860 Hammerstein / West Prussia and 1926 Berlin - Stahnsdorf), pupil of the Berlin Academy for Christian Wilberg and Eugen Bracht, undertook 1885 - 86 study trip to German - East Africa since demand colonial painter charged the Berlin Academy exhibitions and the Great Berlin Art exhibition, some teachers at Berlin's Museum of Decorative Arts, co - club, honorary member of the geographical society Jena, honoring the Mecklenburgisch - Schwerinischen medal for art and science, active in Berlin - Friedenau.

Sources:
Thieme - Becker, Saur, Boetticher, Dressler, Künstlerlexikon East Prussia and West Prussia, Mueller - Singer and Wikipedia....