Ferdinand Schumann (1849 - 1891), son

Ferdinand Schumann (1849 – 1891) at the age of 20
The picture presents the son of Robert and Clara Schumann as handsome young man in his uniform.
Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau

The second eldest son of Robert and Clara Schumann was the only one to pass the family name. With his wife Antonie Deutsch, Ferdinand had seven children. Descendants of this family are still alive nowadays. Ferdinand Schumann acted as clerk and died aged 42. He became drug addicted and his health state was very bad, so that Clara Schumann had to take care of the subsistence of the numerous family members and grand children. (I.B.)

Ferdinand Schumann (1849 – 1891)
The second eldest son of Schumanns at the age of 35
Photography, around 1885
Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau