Early Life, Family and Training Karl Schuster was born on January 30, 1854, in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany. He grew up in a household connected to the civic life of the city, as his father, Carl Schuster, held the position of Oberbürgermeister of Freiburg from 1871 to 1888. This upbringing in a prominent local family provided a backdrop of order and structure that would later influence his professional pursuits. His formal educatio…