dieter sattler was born in munich, the second of his parents' four children. his father was the architect carl sattler (1877-1966). his paternal grandfather, (1840-1923), was a painter. his mother was born eva hildebrand. his maternal grandfather was the sculptor adolf von hildebrand (1847-1921). there had been close links between the sattler and hildebrand families since at least as far back as 1848.