Editing Emil Nolde (section)

==Early life==
Emil Nolde was born as Hans Emil Hansen, near the village of [[Burkal Parish|Nolde]] (since 1920 part of the municipality of [[Burkal]] in [[Southern Jutland]], [[Denmark]]), in the [[Prussia]]n [[Duchy of Schleswig]]. He grew up on a farm. His parents, devout Protestants, were [[Danes|Danish]] and [[Frisia]]n peasants. He realized his unsuitability for farm life, and that he and his three brothers were not at all alike. 

Between 1884 and 1891, he studied to become a [[Woodworking|woodcarver]] and [[illustrator]] in [[Flensburg]], and worked in furniture factories as a young adult. He spent his years of travel in [[Munich]], [[Karlsruhe]] and [[Berlin]].In 1889, he gained entrance into the School of Applied Arts in Karlsruhe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kettererkunst.com/bio/EmilNolde-1867-1956.php|title=Emil Nolde – Biography and Offers – Buy and Sell|website=www.kettererkunst.com|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> He was a drawing instructor at the school of the Museum of Industrial and Applied Arts (''Industrie- und Gewerbemuseum''; today the ''Textilmuseum'', or Textile Museum) in [[St. Gallen]], Switzerland, from 1892 to 1898.<ref>"Emil Nolde", ''Encyclopedia of World Biography''. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Retrieved via ''Biography in Context'' database 27 September 2016.</ref> He eventually left this job to finally pursue his dream of becoming an independent artist.