Early Life and Education Born: Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, May 9, 1843 Died: Berlin, Germany, January 4, 1915 Family Background: Son of a carpenter; his family was ennobled in 1701. Early Training: Began an apprenticeship as a decorative painter in 1857. Formal Education: Studied at the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin (1860-1862) and then at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe (1862-1866). Karlsruhe Influences: Studied under Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, Ludwig des Coudres, Adolf Schroedter, and Karl Friedrich Lessing. Met with artists like Eduard Devrient, Johannes Brahms, Paul H…