A Life of Form and Service Alfons Klein was a man whose hands were as active in the halls of government as they were in the quiet of a studio. Born in Esslingen am Neckar, Germany, his early years were shaped by a disciplined education, moving from the Gymnasium in Günzburg to the Lehrerseminar in Eichstätt. He did not merely observe the world; he sought to understand its structure, working as a student and later as a drawing teacher a…