Anton Dich was student at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen at the same time as Gerda Gottlieb and Einar Wegener.
The Wegener's went separate ways in 1930. Einar Wegener/Lili Elbe was undergoing five highly experimental surgeries during this year. In between surgeries Lili became romantic with art dealer Claude Lejeune. Prior to her death in 1931, Lili Elbe hoped they would be married.