1912
Born on August 29 in Hagen, Germany, as the third child of Anna and Emil Schumacher.




As a student in a class photograph, 1926. ES with suspenders in the middle of the front row


 


 
1926-1931
Enrolled in the secondary school in Hagen, Germany.

As a 18 year-old, Emil Schumacher undertakes a four-week long bicycle tour to Paris, France.


As secondary school student in Barmen, 1929. ES is third person from left in front row


 


 
1931-1934
Studies graphic design at the School of Applied Arts in Dortmund intending to become a graphic designer in advertising.

On numerous occasions during his studies, he travels abroad by bicycle. One trip takes him over the St. Gotthard Pass to Lago Maggiore, Italy.


On a bicycle trip to the Baltic Sea, 1933


 


 
1934-1939
Independent artist without participating in exhibits. He undertakes study trips by bicycle to the Netherlands and Belgium.
 

 


 
1939-1945
Service obligation as draftsman in an arms factory, the Akkumulatoren–Werke of Hagen.