Career
Alexander was the greatgrandson of the painter and architect Januarius Zick (1730-1797), the son of Fresco artist Johannes Zick (1702-1762). He was a student of August Wittig and Eduard Bendemann. In his last years in Berlin Alexander Zick was the designer of 2 German banknotes, the 5 Mark Reichskassenschein 1904, and the 10 Mark Reichskassenschein 1906.