Eduard Lind was the son of chimney sweep Christian Peter Lind from Hamburg and his wife Engel Catharina Elisabeth, née Bluhme, from Altona. In 1846, he completed a three-year apprenticeship with the master painter von Dieck in Altona. In 1850 and 1854, he undertook study trips during which he sketched and painted cityscapes, landscapes, and people in three sketchbooks. He spent time in Dresden, Lower Austria, Styria, and the Vienna area, eventually moving from Graz to Maribor in 1855.
Eduard Lind's preserved documents note that he conducted himself well during his apprenticeship. Whether he obtained the title of master is unknown. Some writers even refer to him as an "academic painter," though there is no evidence to confirm that he acquired such an education.
Eduard Lind was of short stature, with a high forehead, brown hair and eyebrows, gray-blue eyes, "proportioned" mouth and nose, a strong, round chin, an oval face, and a healthy complexion. He also had no "distinctive features."
Among his personal belongings, two seal stamps with his initials—one glass and one brass—and a valuable notebook in which he recorded all the works he created have been preserved.
In his time, Lind was one of the most well-known residents of Maribor, with a large circle of friends.
