Christian Rohlfs

Christian Rohlfs, German painter and printmaker (died 1938)

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Born: November 22, 1849
Died: January 8, 1938
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
Birth year: 1849

About Christian Rohlfs

Christian Rohlfs (November 22, 1849 - January 8, 1938) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the important representatives of German expressionism. Rohlfs was the first artist to begin to work there. In 1901 Rohlfs left Weimar for Hagen, where through the architect Henri van der Velde got to know the art collector Karl Ernst Osthaus who offered him a studio in an estate which would become the Museum Folkwang.

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The world when Christian Rohlfs was born

Christian Rohlfs was born in 1849. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineCalifornia Gold Rush in full swing
Technology milestoneSafety pin patented by Walter Hunt
Defining fadGold prospecting
World population~1.29B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderZachary Taylor
U.S. population22.0M

1849 versus 2026

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Measure	1849	2026
Population	22.0M	341 million

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