A Short Biography 

Dr. Birgit Schumacher, born in Düsseldorf/Germany
       in 1960
Studies of public relations, art history, history and
       philosophy in Münster and Munich
Specialization in Flemish and Dutch painting of the
       16th and 17th centuries
 Phil. thesis on Studies about Life and Work of Philips
       Wouwerman
 For over 20 years scientific occupation with
       Wouwerman's oeuvre
Author and expert, currently living in Berlin