Theodor von Lerch

Theodor von Lerch (August 31, 1869 – December 24, 1945) was a major general in the Austro-Hungarian Army, and a pioneer alpine ski instructor in Japan. He could speak at least seven languages: German, Czech, Magyar, and Italian (used within the Austro-Hungarian Empire), French, English, and Russian, and over the course of his career travelled across Europe and to Turkey, Japan, Korea, China and India. He enjoyed painting, and four dozen watercolors of Austrian mountains and townscapes he painted reside in Jōetsu, Japan. Provided by Wikipedia