The Formative Years in Schruns and Munich Johann Hans Bertle emerged from the quiet landscape of Schruns, Vorarlberg, into a life defined by rigorous academic discipline. His early education took him through the schools of Schruns and Einsiedeln, Switzerland, before he sought the formal instruction of the Munich Academy. Between 1897 and 1903, he studied under the guidance of Nikolaus Gysis, Wilhelm von Diez, and Carl von Marr. These y…