Ferdinand Dorsch

Ferdinand Franz Engelbert Dorsch (10 December 1875, Pécs - 9 January 1938, Dresden) was a German painter, graphic artist, and art Professor.

In 1891, thanks to a scholarship from the Principality of Reuss-Gera, he was able to study at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts with Leon Pohle and Ferdinand Pauwels.

The following year, he joined "Die Elbier [de]", an artists' cooperative founded by his friend, Kuehl.

Due to a lack of commissions, beginning in 1904, he operated his own painting school.

He was named a Professor at the Dresden Academy in 1914, but continued to operate his school until 1916, when the workload became too great.