Carl Johannes Louis Langhein (29 February 1872,

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– 26 June 1941,

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) was German painter and graphic artist.

Life and work

He was born to Carl Jacob Martin Langhein (1846–1914), an

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and decorator, and his wife, Louise Catharina Maria née Westphal (1849–1873). In 1880, his father remarried and emigrated to the United States. He stayed behind and began serving an apprenticeship in

lithography Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

with the printer, Gustav W. Seitz (born 1826). Later, he also took drawing courses at a trade school. After leaving Seitz, he worked at the firm of Hans Kohler & Co, in

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From 1891 to 1892, he was able to study at the

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, with the painter, . He continued his studies at the

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, with

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and Robert Poetzelberger. In 1895, he was able to obtain a position as an assistant to Leopold von Kalckreuth. Scholarships from his hometown of Hamburg enabled him to make study trips during this time. In 1897, he became managing director of the newly created (fine art printers' association), a position he would hold until 1926. He married Anna Elisabeth Schmider (1877–1956) in 1898. They would have two sons, who pursued technical careers, and a daughter, who married a banker. As part of the celebrations related to the golden wedding anniversary of Grand Duke

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and Grand Duchess Luise, in 1906, Langhein and several others were given professorships. That same year, he was able to build a combination studio and home in

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. In 1907, he was one of the founders of the

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. Four years later, he built a second home in Otterndorf and settled there permanently. During

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, he served in the

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, with the rank of Lieutenant, and was awarded the

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. Upon being discharged, he established his own publishing company, the Hanseatischer Kunstverlag GmbH, based in Hamburg. In 1926, he was diagnosed with paralytic dementia. His condition worsened and, within a year, it became necessary to put him in the . He remained there until 1941 when, in accordance with

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, the Nazi euthanasia program, he was transferred to the

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and put to death with

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. Two streets have been named for him; in Karlsruhe's

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district (1973), and in Otterndorf (1996). In 1999, the "Prof. Carl Langhein Foundation" was created by his great-grandson, the Hamburg notary, Gerd H. Langhein (1956–2015)Biography
Gerd H. Langhein, Notoriat Rathausmarkt, Hamburg Its goal is to preserve and exhibit his works, as well as the works of those associated with him. Scholarships have also been awarded. Langhein-Sailboat

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''Haus Hochkamp''
Langhein's home; now the "Jugendherberge Otterndorf" (youth hostel) {{DEFAULTSORT:Langhein, Carl 1872 births 1941 deaths 19th-century German painters 19th-century German male artists German graphic designers Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe Aktion T4 victims Artists from Hamburg Imperial German Navy personnel of World War I Recipients of the Hanseatic Cross People killed by gas chamber by Nazi Germany 20th-century German painters 20th-century German male artists

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