Early Life, Family and Training Adolf Echtler was born on 5 May 1843 in Danzig. He was the son of Eduard Echtler, a man who practiced both painting and photography. This early exposure to the visual arts was shaped by the family's movements across Northern Europe. In 1847, the young Adolf accompanied his father to Riga, and by 1850, the family had relocated to Saint Petersburg. It was in Saint Petersburg that Adolf Echtler received h…