他出生在威斯巴登和1845年门下至1852年孙某和沙多在杜塞尔多夫。他的早期作品，像赌徒在杜塞尔多夫的画廊，是在那所学校，被黑暗和沉重的颜色的方式。这一缺陷是由研究在补救巴黎，着他于1852年去了，作为录取的学生托马斯裳。1853年他早上Kermess后收到的第二枚金牌沙龙和使他成为著名的画家。除了每年在意大利的研究，他留在巴黎，直到1860年
这一时期他的主要作品有金婚，洗礼，和长廊，购买了卢森堡。从1861年至1866年，他在练习柏林，产生这样的作品作为男孩扑克牌，寻找一个新娘（威斯巴登博物馆），和他在他的旅行殿下。未来八年他的生活看到了生产多少他最好的作品，其中包括儿童的节日（国家画廊，柏林），在很大的困扰，以及乡村王子。从1874年到1883年，他是在教授皇家普鲁士科学院，柏林，继续居住在这个城市，直到他去世。

在他的最后时期最重要的作品是：神圣家族和绝路，在1876年都画现在在大都会艺术博物馆，纽约 ; 幕后（1880年），德累斯顿画廊的玩具娃娃（ 1880年）和一个村节（1881），无论是在范德比尔特收集，大都会博物馆，纽约; 和决斗。在他的最后一期诺斯也画了一系列的“Idyls，”在一个相当经典的风格，其中一个重要的例子是在威斯巴登博物馆裸体。

他的肖像画，这是在性格类型中最有名的例子，是那些科学家亥姆霍兹和历史学家蒙森，无论是在国家画廊，柏林。在他的许多区别是1861年柏林展览伟大的金牌和荣誉的大勋章1867年巴黎世界博览会。

他是柏林，慕尼黑等众多院校中的一员; 一个荣誉军团的官员和普鲁士一级骑士勋章功勋勋章。也许，他最著名的作品是在一个字段女孩（1857）。他的作品的版画是德国农民中特别流行。

He was born in Wiesbaden and in 1845 the door down to the sun in 1852 and more in Dusseldorf. His early works, like gamblers in Dusseldorf's gallery, are in that school, being dark and heavy in the color of the way. This is caused by research on remediation in Paris, he went in 1852, as the students accepted Thomas chang. In 1853 he received second gold medals after Kermess in the morning and made him a famous painter. In addition to the annual study in Italy, he stayed in Paris until 1860
During this period, his works include the golden wedding, baptism, and promenade, buy Luxemburg. From 1861 to 1866, he practiced in Berlin, producing such works as the boy playing cards, looking for a bride (Wiesbaden Museum), and his highness in his travel. The next eight years of his life saw how much of his best work was produced, including the children's Festival (National Gallery, Berlin), in great distress, as well as the village prince. From 1874 to 1883, he was teaching the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin, and continued to live in the city until his death.
In the last period of his most important work is: the Holy Family and life, in 1876 painting is now in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Dresden (1880); behind the scenes Gallery Doll (1880) and a village festival (1881), both in the Vanderbilt collection, the Metropolitan Museum, New York; and. In his last period of North also painted a series of "Idyls" in a very classic style, one important example is the naked Museum in Wiesbaden.
His portraits, which are among the most famous examples of character types, are those of the scientist Helmholtz and historian Meng, both at the National Gallery, Berlin. Among his many differences is the 1861 Berlin exhibition of the great gold medal and honor of the great Medal of the 1867 Paris world expo.
He is a member of Berlin, Munich and many other institutions; a legion of honor Prussian officials and a knight of the order medal. Perhaps his most famous work is in a field girl (1857). Prints of his works are particularly popular among German farmers.