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3 unusual facts about Osmar Schindler


Osmar Schindler

He lost his father at an early age, and so with the support of his uncle, Schindler attended the Dresden Art Academy where he was taught by Ferdinand Pauwels and Leon Pohle with attending students including Sascha Schneider, Hans Unger and Richard Müller.

He led the Modellierklasse and counted George Grosz, Karl Hanusch, Bernhard Kretzschmar and Paul Wilhelm as his students as well as discovering Hanns Georgi.

Osmar Schindler was born on December 22, 1869 in the village of Burkhardtsdorf but grew up in the small town of Bischofswerda (both part of the German Empire), 33 km east of Dresden.



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