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Paul Thumann
German painter (1834–1908)
Friedrich Paul Thumann (5 October 1834, Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf – 19 February 1908, Berlin) was a German illustrator and painter.
Life
He was the son of a teacher.
Paul thumann biography
Originally, he intended to take up a career in science and attended the engineering school in Glogau.[1] His interests soon turned to art and, from 1854 to 1856, he attended the Prussian Academy of Arts in Berlin.
Until 1860, he worked in the studios of Julius Hübner in Dresden. After two years in Leipzig, he entered the Weimar Saxon-Grand Ducal Art School, where he studied under Ferdinand Pauwels. He became a professor there in 1866.
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During the Franco-Prussian War, he was a draftsman at the Prussian Third Army's headquarters. In 1875, he was appointed Professor at the Academy of Arts, Berlin and held that position until 1887. He travelled extensively throughout his life; visiting Hungary and Transylvania and spending some time studying in England, in