Stuhlmann was born and grew up in Hamburg where his father was an architect. He took a great interest in natural history while at school and went on to study natural sciences at Tübingen and Freiburg, earning his doctorate at the latter.
Stuhlmann was born and grew up in Hamburg, where his father worked as an architect. During his schooling years, he showed a particular interest in natural history and later pursued studies in natural sciences at Tübingen and Freiburg, earning his doctorate from the latter institution.