Old Shanghai Ukiyo-e Austrian Painter Schif's Biography: Austrian Painter Schif's Biography

Author: Kamin
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: In the life stations of Friedrich Schiffr, Shanghai left a deep imprint on him. Schiffr adapted very well to the vibrant world metropolis of Shanghai because he was a member of a family that was a home for world citizens. His grandfather, John Schiffr, went to Australia in the mid-19th century, which was more of an adventure than a journey at the time. He stayed there for twenty years and became a millionaire. Upon returning to Vienna, he married Hermine Schlesinger, whose family, like John's, revered free thought, and she had been involved in the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg dynasty. In the life stations of Friedrich Schiffr, Shanghai left a deep imprint on him. Schiffr adapted very well to the vibrant world metropolis of Shanghai because he was a member of a family that was a home for world citizens. His grandfather, John Schiffr, went to Australia in the mid-19th century, which was more of an adventure than a journey at the time. He stayed there for twenty years and became a millionaire. Upon returning to Vienna, he married Hermine Schlesinger, whose family, like John's, revered free thought, and she had been involved in the Hungarian uprising against the Habsburg dynasty.